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Flatbush + Main Episode 21: Doing History
In Episode 21 of Brooklyn Historical Society’s podcast Flatbush + Main, co-hosts Zaheer Ali and Julie Golia dig into what we do at Brooklyn Historical Society: engaging our many visitors and constituents in the process of doing history.
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In Memory of Elsie Richardson
Elsie Richardson (1922-2012) was a Brooklyn leader, community organizer, and activist who lived in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. She was co-founder of the Central Brooklyn Coordinating Council and was essential in the creation of the first nonprofit community development corporation in … Continue reading
Coming Up in Bed Stuy
2007 marked the 40th anniversary of Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration, the oldest community development corporation (CDC) in the United States, founded in 1967 through the efforts of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Jacob Javits. To celebrate this anniversary, BHS and Restoration … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions, Oral History
Tagged Bed-Stuy, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Oral History Highlights
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