Talks
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BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR In conjunction with its exhibit “New York Divided: Slavery and the Civil War,” the New-York Historical Society presents a panel discussion on the Dred Scott Supreme Court case that influenced the beginning of the Civil War. Panelists include the author of “Two Men Before the Storm” (Greenleaf), Gregory Wallance, and a professor of English literature at the University of Maryland, Carla Peterson. Tomorrow, 6:30 p.m., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at 77th Street, 212-873-3400, $15 general, $10 students, teachers, and seniors, $8 members.
NORDIC ARCHITECTURE “High Plane V” is a architectural site-specific installation at P.S. 1 Art Center by Icelandic artist Katrín Sigurdardóttir. She discusses her exhibit with an associate curator of the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, Hamza Walker. Tomorrow, 6:30 p.m., Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave., between 37th and 38th streets, 212-847-9740, $10 general, $8 foundation members, free for members of P.S. 1 and the Museum of Modern Art.
ROOSEVELT: WAR PRESIDENT “FDR’s Legacy” is the topic of the Beir Lecture at the 92nd Street Y, a discussion of the 32nd president’s place in American history and his response to the Holocaust. A Roosevelt historian, Robert Beir, and the managing editor of Newsweek magazine, Jon Meecham, are featured panelists. The host of the eponymous talk radio show on WNYC, Leonard Lopate, is moderator of the talk. Tomorrow, 8 p.m., 92nd Street Y, Kaufmann Concert Hall, 1395 Lexington Ave. at 92nd Street, 212-415-5500, $25.
UNCLE TOM’S IMPACT The New York Public Library and the Studio Museum in Harlem present “Uncle Tom’s Cabin Reconsidered,” a conversation about the literary merits of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel and its impact on the course of American History. Featured panelists include an editor of a newly published annotated edition of Ms. Stowe’s 1852 work, Henry Louis Gates Jr., and a cultural critic, Margo Jefferson. The director and chief curator of the Studio Museum, Thelma Golden, is moderator of the talk. Wednesday, 7 p.m., NYPL, South Court Auditorium, Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, 212-868-4444, $15 general, $10 library donors, students, and seniors.
