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Join us on October 27th for our third program in our series in Debate Defends Democracy where we will be discussing Democracy & The Electoral College. Register for the webinar here: https://bit.ly/2HmyOeb

Welcome to our new Federal Hall Instagram, we will be sharing old and new/upcoming events to this page! We look forward to sharing our history with you! https://www.instagram.com/federalhallnyc/

Jazz music is the perfect metaphor for democracy. We improvise, which is our individual rights and freedoms; We swing, which means we are responsible to nurtu...re the common good, with everyone in fine balance; And we play the blues, which means no matter how bad things get, we remain optimistic while still mindful of problems. Wynton Marsalis A few weeks ago, NYC's Federal Hall hosted a conversation on historical landmarks with artists, conservationists and activists, but the highlight is an incredible solo performance of Amazing Grace by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis in Federal Hall’s Grand Rotunda, a pantheon of democracy on Wall Street. When I think about the founders all the geniuses and men of accomplishment I think of them in terms of the first be-boppers: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk. They were working out fundamentals of an idea of a way to play that featured very, very quick thinking, adjustment, and the ability to have a light framework and fill it with things of genius that can also be amended. Marsalis then plays Amazing Grace, a song he calls our unofficial national anthem, our folk anthem." Bill Moyers did an entire show on the song 30 years ago in a television documentary entitled simply Amazing Grace. John Newton, a slave trader, wrote it. He went from being a slave trader to an abolitionist. The song has been recorded more times than any other hymn and is widely credited with transforming lives. In "Amazing Grace," Bill Moyers explores the song’s origins and enduring power in conversations with Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Jean Ritchie, Jessye Norman and members of the Harlem Boys Choir. Watch Amazing Grace: https://billmoyers.com//democracy-jazz-wynton-marsalis-am/

Join us next Tuesday, 10/13 at 5:30pm ET, as Debate Defends Democracy looks at race and voting rights, including old and new challenges like Covid-19, through the prism of history. Moderator Jami Floyd, Legal Editor WNYC, is joined by civil rights attorney Vanita Gupta, Professor Rick Hasen and Republican strategist Rina Shah. Register: https://bit.ly/3dciAjS

Join us on Tuesday, 10/6 at 5:30pm EST for The Supreme Court & Balancing Power, the first in our three-part October Zoom series of Debate Defends Democracy discussing urgent issues through the prism of Federal Hall history. Moderator Jami Floyd WNYC Legal Editor is joined by Janai Nelson, NAACP Legal Defense Fund; Ilya Shapiro, The Cato Institute; and Trevor Morrison, NYU School of Law. Register here: https://bit.ly/3isRIwK

Sneak peak of Jazz icon Wynton Marsalis playing Amazing Grace in Federal Hall National Memorial's Grand Rotunda. View performance during New Day at Federal Hall Virtual Benefit, TOMORROW, 9/30 at 5:30 PM EST. Watch here: https://bit.ly/2G3vuEw #NewDayFederalHall #debatedefendsdemocracy #allinnyc

Join us for @debatedefends on September 30 at 5:30 PM ET Solo by @wyntonmarsalis in Federal Hall National Memorial's Grand Rotunda NY Times’ Sam Roberts interviews @SmithsonianSec ... Jami Floyd explores art as a means of redressing omissions from the American narrative with special guests Joe Baker Meredith Bergmann @hankwthomas Register for link: https://bit.ly/3kLPPgk #DebateDefendsDemocracy

Join us for the final episode in our June series of #DebateDefendsDemocracy on Tuesday, June 30 at 5PM. @JohnAvlon will explore the topic of ‘Defending the First Amendment’ with special guests: @DrTedJ @DouthatNYT @DavidColeACLU... Join us http://bit.ly/3djda4I

Tune in TOMORROW to @debatedefends a zoom series diving into the constitutional issues we all face today. Join moderator @Johnavlon and special guests @anneapplebaum, @ProfDBrinkley and @Ron_Christie on June 23 #DebateDefendsDemocracy RSVP here: https://t.co/aznQtE2R2T?amp=1