This program is part of Village Preservation’s Semiquincentennial series of programs celebrating our Revolutionary Village. The Revolutionary Village not only celebrates the founding of our country, but the exceptional role our neighborhoods played in its development and the realization of its ideals over the last 250 years and beyond.
Join us for the ceremonial unveiling of a plaque honoring lawyer and civil liberties champion Arthur Garfield Hays in front of his former studio at 24 East 10th Street. We will hear about his work, legacy, and life in the Village. Read more about Arthur Garfield Hays here.
This is our 29th plaque unveiling. Our plaque program has honored and marked the homes of local figures from Jane Jacobs to James Baldwin; Allen Ginsberg to Charles Mingus; Frank O’Hara to Frank Stella; and Martha Graham to Lorraine Hansberry, as well as historically significant sites such as the former NAACP headquarters, Julius’ Bar, and the Fillmore East.
You can learn more about our plaque program and explore our other plaques here.
Participants:
Richard H. Hamm is SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor & Collins Fellow in the History Department of SUNY at Albany. His research focuses on the interaction of law and society in the United States during the 19th and 20th centuries. He is the author of Confronting Racism: Arthur Garfield Hays and the Fight for Equality, 1925-1954.
Alexis Karteron is Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, where she directs the Civil Rights in the Criminal Legal System Clinic. She is Co-Director of the Arthur Garfield hays Civil Liberties Program.
- Date
- Thursday, October 15, 2026
- Time
- 6:00 pm
- Details
In-Person
Free
Pre-registration requiredAddress: 24 East 10th Street