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Saturday, November 23, 2013

ERIC FONER TALK AT BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY


Join Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner and BHS Public Historian Julie Golia as they discuss one of the most prominent artifacts in BHS' collection: theEmancipation Proclamation.

A document that continues to resonate 150 years after its signing, the Emancipation Proclamation has profoundly influenced the social and political landscape of our country and has had an evolving role in our collective American consciousness.

Join us December 4th at 6:30pm for a nuanced look at this historic document's 150 years of impact, in connection with BHS' display of our rare authorized edition of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Emancipation Proclamation:
Eric Foner & Julie Golia in Conversation
Wednesday, December 4th
6:30pm, FREE
BHS Great Hall 

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