Macy's Sunday Story Time: Marching Toward Freedom
Recommended for children ages 4–7.
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech by reading We March by Shane W. Evans and reflecting on what it means to gather and march together for civil rights.
We March by Shane W. Evans
Martin’s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport
Support for the Macy's Sunday Story Hour provided by the Macy's Foundation.
The Civil War in 50 Objects
Visitors will receive an installation guide to inspire their exploration of the special artifacts and artworks on display, which includes Louis Lang’s massive and iconic post-Bull Run painting, The Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment, N.Y.S.M. from the Seat of War (1862-63); a medieval-looking pike, one of hundreds that John Brown intended to bestow on his planned army of liberated slaves after his raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859; and framed laurel leaves from Abraham Lincoln’s bier while he lay in state at New York City Hall in 1865.
Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion
Within the exhibition, rich in media and artifacts, will be little-known stories relating to China, such as the voyage of the Empress of China, which set sail from New York in the late eighteenth century; how young Chinese boys were sent by their government to study at elite New England schools during the nineteenth century, one of whom went on to graduate from Yale University; the unprecedented immigration legislation known as the Exclusion Act of 1882, which barred most Chinese from entering the United States; the nineteenth-century newspaper, called Chin
Larry Kramer and The Normal Heart
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Debuting in 1985, Larry Kramer’s award-winning play The Normal Heart encapsulated the fear, confusion, and outrage of the early years of the HIV/ AIDS crisis in New York City. In conjunction with the exhibition AIDS in New York: The First Five Years, this special program reflects on this critical period and the play’s lasting significance.
Home with Toni Morrison
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Join us for a conversation between Bob Herbert and Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison about her latest novel, Home. The book tells the story of Frank Money, an angry veteran of the Korean War who, after traumatic experiences on the front lines, finds himself back in racist America with more than just physical scars.
Seward: Lincoln’s Indispensable Man
Note: This event is sold out
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William Henry Seward was one of the most important Americans of the nineteenth century: progressive governor of New York, outspoken federal senator, secretary of state during the Civil War and its aftermath, and a target of the assassins who killed Lincoln. Join us for an illuminating conversation about a complex and pivotal figure, Lincoln’s closest friend and adviser, and an early architect of America’s empire.
The King Years
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Harry Belafonte will no longer deliver opening remarks.
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In 1955, on the first night of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, an untested, 26-year-old Baptist pastor made an impromptu speech that catapulted him into the public consciousness as one of the faces of the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement.
Reading into History Book Wrap: Breaking Ground, Breaking Silence: The Story of New York's African Burial Ground
Reading into History Book Wrap: Breaking Ground, Breaking Silence: The Story of New York's African Burial Ground
Meet Co-Author Gary McGowan
Sunday, February 24, 3 pm
Ages 9 - 12
Screening and Discussion of Lincoln with Tony Kushner and Harold Holzer
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Celebrating the release of Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, the New-York Historical Society presents a screening of this monumental film followed by a conversation with screenwriter and playwright Tony Kushner and Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer.
Scavenger Hunt: Celebrate James McCune Smith: Abolitionist, Physician, New Yorker
Saturday - Monday, January 19 - 21, 2013: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Ages 6 and up
Learn about the abolitionist who spoke up against injustice in America and discover the story of James McCune Smith, the first African-American university-trained physician practicing in 19th century New York City. This scavenger hunt will take families throughout the whole New-York Historical Society.
