Learn about a forgotten Founding Father in this talk by Scott S. Greenberger!
Along with Alexander Hamilton, Gouverneur Morris was the most important New Yorker during the Revolution and at the Constitutional Convention, where he was the most outspoken opponent of slavery, gave more speeches than anyone else, and wrote the final draft. (The immortal words of the Preamble—We the People, etc.—are his.) Morris was the true father of the Erie Canal—which cemented New York's status as America's most important city—and he designed the Manhattan street grid. He's buried in the Bronx, but he's been (unjustly) forgotten by New Yorkers and the country as a whole. He deserves to be remembered as we mark America's 250th.*
This lecture will take place in-person and via Zoom.
