Dedicated in 1891, this striking bronze figural group by sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward (1830–1910) honors the esteemed clergyman, abolitionist and orator Henry Ward Beecher (1813–1887). Beecher was born on June 13, 1813 in Litchfield, Connecticut, and was the son of a well-known Presbyterian minister, Lyman Beecher (1775–1863). Among Henry Ward’s ten siblings was his sister Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896), author of the classic anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin (first published as a serial in 1851–52). Beecher settled in Brooklyn and was the pastor at the Plymouth Church on Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights (not far from the location of this monument) #Brooklyn #Cadman_Plaza #Henry_Ward_Beecher #Monument #NY
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