The Historical Society of the New York Courts has announced an event, Celebrating the Enslaved Heroine of the Lemmon Slave Case: A High-water Mark for the New York Courts. It will include the world premiere of "How Emeline Got Free: An Untold Story of History," which the Society describes as “a 30-minute audio drama that tells the story of the landmark Lemmon Slave Case from the perspective of Emeline Thompson, the eldest of the eight enslaved women and children whose freedom was at stake at this 1852 trial.” The playing of the drama will be followed by followed by a discussion with the director Mustapha Khan, author of The Eight: The Lemmon Slave Case and The Fight for Freedom, the Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt, and the actors, moderated by Hon. Dianne T. Renwick, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department.
The event will take place on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. From 6:00 - 8:00 PM, livestreamed and in person at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (135th St and Malcolm X Blvd) New York, NY. Register here.
--Dan Ernst
