Great Hall at Cooper Union

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  • Dr Martin Luther King Jr waving to the crowd from the steps of the Lincoln

    Let Freedom Ring! Music and Voices of the March for Civil Rights, Then and Now

    Great Hall at Cooper Union 7 East 7th Street, NY, United States

    In the Great Hall where Lincoln spoke and the NAACP was born, Let Freedom Ring! Music and Voices of the March for Civil Rights, Then and Now will honor the sixtieth anniversary of the March on Washington, with an evening of song, dance, and oratory that address the way our society confronts discrimination, inequality, and oppression.

    $25

  • Mourners line the streets during a funeral procession for victims of the Triangle fire, April 5, 1911

    Labor Rights After the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: A Social Justice Walk with Historian Daniel Katz

    Great Hall at Cooper Union 7 East 7th Street, NY, United States

    On Saturday, March 25, 1911, at the end of the work day, a fire began on the 8th floor of the Triangle Garment Factory. Within thirty minutes,146 of the 500 workers laboring on floors eight, nine, and ten would die. The tragedy provoked outrage, union movement building, and led to political reform.

    $35 – $40