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Lincoln's anti-slavery speech at Cooper Union made him a national figure and propelled him to the Presidency. During the course of this walk, we'll explore this pivotal speech, Henry Ward Beecher, and the making of the image of Lincoln. Starting with Lincoln's statue at Union Square, we'll walk to Cooper Union, then take the subway to Brooklyn to see other sites, such as the little-known Lincoln bas-relief at Beecher's Pilgrim Church. Walking Tours are limited to 35 guests per tour. Please buy tickets in advance.

In July 1863, several months after President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and signed the nation's first federal draft law, New York City was nearly destroyed in a four-day cataclysm of arson, looting, and lynching. Join historian Barnet Schecter for an in-depth look at the festering racial and class conflicts that produced the deadliest riots in American history.

In July 1863, several months after President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and signed the nation's first federal draft law, New York City was nearly destroyed in a four-day cataclysm of arson, looting, and lynching. Join historian Barnet Schecter for an in-depth look at the festering racial and class conflicts that produced the deadliest riots in American history.

Among the maps that George Washington owned was British military engineer John Montresor's A Plan of the City of New-York, surveyed in 1766. The map provided Washington with detailed information about the streets and hills of Lower Manhattan as he fortified the city against a British assault in 1776. The map was also useful for planning Washington's triumphant entry into New York on November 25, 1783 as the British ended their 70- year occupation and evacuated the city.