Plaque Unveiling: Arthur Garfield Hays

Join Village Preservation for the ceremonial unveiling of a plaque honoring lawyer and civil liberties champion Arthur Garfield Hays at his former home at 24 East 10th Street. We will hear about his work, legacy, and life in Greenwich Village, from co-founding the ACLU to his participation in critical legal cases, including the Scopes Monkey Trial and the trials of Sacco and Vanzetti and the Scottsboro Boys. Read more about Arthur Garfield Hays here.

This is Village Preservation's 29th plaque unveiling. Their plaques have 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.