NYC Audubon's now NYC Bird Alliance, distancing itself from tarnished legacy
The group formerly known as NYC Audubon has changed its name to the NYC Bird Alliance, completing a multi-year process of severing its ties to John James Audubon, the 19th century artist and environmentalist whose reputation as a slave owner had increasingly clouded the group’s mission.
Wilson said the new name would also help the organization better reach and impact diverse communities. In the statement, the organization provided the reasoning behind the change. It noted that “Audubon was an accomplished artist and naturalist who achieved fame for his paintings of North American bird species.”
But the statement also referenced Audubon’s “complicated legacy,” noting that he “owned, purchased, and sold enslaved people. He also wrote about returning escaped enslaved people to their owners and of his strong opposition to the growing abolitionist movement. Those views and actions are antithetical to our mission.”
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NYC bird group drops name of illustrator and slave owner AudubonThe conservationist group known as NYC Audubon has changed its name to NYC Bird Alliance to distance itself from the pro-slavery views of ornithologist and illustrator John James Audubon.
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NYC bird group drops name of illustrator and slave owner AudubonThe conservationist group known as NYC Audubon has changed its name to NYC Bird Alliance to distance itself from the pro-slavery views of ornithologist and illustrator John James Audubon.
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