The man of the hour joins a long lineage of men and women who have broken barriers in this historic hall, advancing critical thinking, new ideas and the voices of others who have been marginalized. Some of the most important speakers in history have stood here to present, contest and shape the issues of their day. It is here that Abram Lincoln made his famous speech argument against the expansion of slavery and launching his bid to the presidency. Susan b. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady stanton advocated and organize here for the womens right to vote. Early meetings to form the naacp took place here. Before they were elected, president lincoln, grant, cleveland, past, theodore roosevelt, obama and trump all spoke here. President bill clinton made his first Major Economic speech year, speech that such upset the course for his presidency. The list goes on and so does the legacy of the great hall. With important voices like Preet Bharara tonight and congressman john lewis next month on may 11
Presidency. Susan b anthony and Elizabeth Cady stanton advocated an organized here for the womens right to vote. Early meetings to form the naacp took place here. Before they were elected, president s duncan, grant, cleveland, taft, the adore roosevelt, obama and trump all spoke here. President bill clinton made his first economic speech here. A speech that is said to have set the course for his presidency. The list goes on and so does the legacy of the great hall. Congressman john lewis in the auditorium where Public Discourse happens. It is a role that the cooper union is proud to serve and has served for over 150 years for our community, our city, our nation. I am relatively new to the cooper union, having joined as president in the beginning of january. If you are new to the college, whether here in the great hall were watching live on our youtube channel, i welcome you and hope you will can that are this the first of many cooper union experience is to come. Many of you are familia
Of artifacts and a lot of history to cover and the last African American to be elected in the 19th century leaves in 1901 and then its a long time before another African American comes into the house and we have a couple of really rare artifacts from the 1920s and 30s but before i launch into them tell us about how he got into congress. Theres a long period. Almost three decades after he leaves congress where theres no African Americans either in the house or the senate and that has everything to do with the books and the way that that changes over time is theres a critical thing going on in the south where African Americans leave the south and move northward as part of a multidecade movement that would be called the great migration and that begins depending on which historian you talk to 1890s and runs through world war ii. It picks up momentum around world war i as theres a need in the north to fill industrial jobs and jobs occupied by men that have gone off to fight in the war and y
Of artifacts and a lot of history to cover and the last African American to be elected in the 19th century leaves in 1901 and then its a long time before another African American comes into the house and we have a couple of really rare artifacts from the 1920s and 30s but before i launch into them tell us about how he got into congress. Theres a long period. Almost three decades after he leaves congress where theres no African Americans either in the house or the senate and that has everything to do with the books and the way that that changes over time is theres a critical thing going on in the south where African Americans leave the south and move northward as part of a multidecade movement that would be called the great migration and that begins depending on which historian you talk to 1890s and runs through world war ii. It picks up momentum around world war i as theres a need in the north to fill industrial jobs and jobs occupied by men that have gone off to fight in the war and y
Of artifacts and a lot of history to cover and the last African American to be elected in the 19th century leaves in 1901 and then its a long time before another African American comes into the house and we have a couple of really rare artifacts from the 1920s and 30s but before i launch into them tell us about how he got into congress. Theres a long period. Almost three decades after he leaves congress where theres no African Americans either in the house or the senate and that has everything to do with the books and the way that that changes over time is theres a critical thing going on in the south where African Americans leave the south and move northward as part of a multidecade movement that would be called the great migration and that begins depending on which historian you talk to 1890s and runs through world war ii. It picks up momentum around world war i as theres a need in the north to fill industrial jobs and jobs occupied by men that have gone off to fight in the war and y