NYC Bar Series: Declaration 250 - A Light Throughout Dark Times
The Declaration's Meaning in American Life and Law
Thursday, September 10, 2026 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Online Registration is now closed. Walk In Registrations will be accepted!
Format: In Person
Where: New York City Bar
42 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036
Program fee:
Free for Members | $20 for Nonmembers
Metropolitan Black Bar Association (MBBA) and Federal Bar Council (FBC) members
Description:
250 years ago the Declaration of Independence set forth ideals, realized and unrealized, which have shaped America's promise. Professor Annette Gordon-Reed, one of the nation's leading scholars on Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration, will discuss the meaning of the Declaration and its impact on our nation.
Annette Gordon-Reed is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard where she teaches law and history. Professor Gordon-Reed's awards include the National Humanities Medal, presented at the White House by President Obama; the Pulitzer Prize in History; the National Book Award; and a MacArthur Fellowship (known as a MacArthur "genius award").
Professor Gordon-Reed's books include Jefferson on Race: A Reader (2026); On Juneteenth (2021); Most Blessed of the Patriarchs (2017); Andrew Johnson (2011); The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (2008); and Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings: An American Controversy (1998).
The first 50 attendees will receive a complimentary copy of Professor Gordon-Reed's new book, Jefferson on Race: A Reader, and the author will sign books at the conclusion of the program.
Speaker:
Professor Annette Gordon-Reed, Carl M. Loeb University Professor, Harvard Law School, and Professor of History, Harvard University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Moderator:
Harlan Levy, Foley Hoag
Sponsoring Committee:
Civic Education, Harlan Levy and Hon. Vera M. Scanlon, Co-Chairs
Cosponsoring Organizations:
Metropolitan Black Bar Association
Federal Bar Council