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David Strathairn, Barbara Feldon, Marina Squerciati to Perform at NYC’s Cooper Union

David Strathairn
David Strathairn

David Srathairn will portray Peter Cooper, Barbara Feldon will portray Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Marina Squerciati will portray Anna Dickinson in Abolitionism and Civil Rights, a free performance to take place at 6:30pm on Tuesday, April 21 at Cooper Union. The evening will kick off a new series, Great Evenings in the Great Hall, which will continue through February 25, 2010.

The performance will be introduced by Columbia University professor Eric Foner, and will also feature the participation of the New York Labor Chorus, Reverend Dr. Calvin Butts, and novelist Thulani Davis.

For more information, call 212-353-4195 or visit www.cooper.edu.