Clinton Community Library
Presentation & Book Talk: "The Eight: The Lemmon Slave Case and the Fight for Freedom"
Clinton Community Library
Friday, Dec. 8, 7:00 PM
The Clinton Historical Society and Clinton Community Library are co-sponsoring this program on Friday, December 8th, at 7:00 PM.
Retired Judge Albert Rosenblatt will speak about his new book The Eight: The Lemmon Slave Case and the Fight for Freedom.
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Description:
" The Eight tells the story of Lemmon v. New York—or, as it's more popularly known, the Lemmon Slave Case. All but forgotten today, it was one of the most momentous civil rights cases in American history. There had been cases in which the enslaved had won their freedom after having resided in free states, but the Lemmon case was unique, posing the question of whether an enslaved person can win freedom by merely setting foot on New York soil—when brought there in the keep of an 'owner' "....
See full book description here: https://sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-Eight
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Retired Judge Albert Rosenblatt will speak about his new book The Eight: The Lemmon Slave Case and the Fight for Freedom.
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Description:
" The Eight tells the story of Lemmon v. New York—or, as it's more popularly known, the Lemmon Slave Case. All but forgotten today, it was one of the most momentous civil rights cases in American history. There had been cases in which the enslaved had won their freedom after having resided in free states, but the Lemmon case was unique, posing the question of whether an enslaved person can win freedom by merely setting foot on New York soil—when brought there in the keep of an 'owner' "....
See full book description here: https://sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-Eight
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