John Jay Homestead: Virtual Lecture with David Gellman: Liberty’s Chain: Slavery, Abolition and the Jay Family of New York
Liberty’s Chain explores the contradictions of the Jay family’s attitudes and actions toward slavery over multiple generations. Enslaved and formerly enslaved people living at Bedford experienced isolation, even as members of the Jay family took increasingly radical approaches to law, policy, politics, and advocacy. Gellman is Professor of History at DePauw University, author or co-author of three other books, as well as essays on such disparate cultural icons as James Fenimore Cooper and Bruce Springsteen.
Tickets to this virtual lecture are free but must be reserved in advance. Only registered guests will receive a link to the Zoom webinar the day before the lecture.
An event every week that begins at 9:45 am on Sunday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until December 1, 2024
One event on November 16, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on November 17, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on November 22, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on November 23, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on November 24, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on November 29, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on November 30, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on December 1, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on December 6, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on December 7, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on December 8, 2024 at 7:30 pm
One event on November 23, 2024 at 8:00 pm
One event on November 24, 2024 at 4:00 pm