The 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
, the organization announced. The name change, which was formalized by a June 5 membership vote, follows similar moves by Audubon Society chapters in Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Oregon and other cities. “Names may be symbolic, but symbols matter,” said Jessica Wilson, NYC Bird Alliance's executive director. “They matter to staff, to volunteers, to members, and to the larger conservation community.
Audubon, who lived from 1785 to 1851, is known for documenting birds and illustrating them for his master work “The Birds of America.” Audubon owned enslaved people for a number of years but sold them in 1830 when he moved to England, where he was overseeing the production of “The Birds of America,” according to Gregory Nobles, the author of “John James Audubon: The Nature of the American Woodsman.
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