Leonard Bernstein suffered humiliation from the “radical chic” tag author Tom Wolfe applied to the Park Avenue penthouse gathering that Bernstein’s wife Felicia organized to raise money to defend Black Panthers who had been imprisoned with high bail. The Bernsteins received letters of support and outrage after a scathing <em>New York Times</em> editorial characterized the event as “elegant slumming.” Bernstein was compelled to issue a statement making it clear that while he and his wife did not support the actions of the Black Panthers, they did feel that their civil liberties should be defended. The accused Panthers ultimately were acquitted.