Tag Archives: Crown Heights

Flatbush + Main Episode 29: Cholera in Brooklyn

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Erin Wuebker

In Episode 29 of Brooklyn Historical Society’s podcast Flatbush + Main, host Zaheer Ali and guest-host Erin Wuebker, fellow BHS historian, discuss the impact of cholera on Brooklyn, which led to the illness and death of thousands of residents in the 19th century. Zaheer and Erin consider how epidemics of cholera were both symptoms of the city’s tremendous growth and change in this era, and catalysts for Brooklyn to develop basic infrastructure we associate with a modern city.

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Flatbush + Main Episode 26: The Police Killing of Arthur Miller Jr.

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Julie Golia

In Episode 26 of Brooklyn Historical Society’s podcast Flatbush + Main, co-hosts Zaheer Ali and Julie Golia discuss the tragic 1978 killing of Crown Heights resident Arthur Miller Jr. by police, and consider his important legacy as a community leader, activist, and businessman.

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Flatbush + Main Episode 17: Brooklyn’s West Indian Carnival

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Julie Golia

In Episode 17 of Brooklyn Historical Society’s podcast Flatbush + Main, co-hosts Zaheer Ali and Julie Golia examine the meanings and global roots of a time-honored tradition in Brooklyn, the West Indian Carnival.

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Flatbush + Main Episode 14: Malcolm X in Brooklyn

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Julie Golia

In Episode 14 of Brooklyn Historical Society’s podcast Flatbush + Main, co-hosts Zaheer Ali and Julie Golia reflect on Malcolm X’s enduring influence on the borough of Brooklyn.

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Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) Launches Oral History Portal

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Zaheer Ali

Oral histories are meant to be heard, and this portal invites us to explore Brooklyn’s history by listening to the actual voices of hundreds of narrators who lived it. Whether you are a digital humanist, a scholar or student of history, an oral history practitioner, or even a novice user curious about Brooklyn’s past, Brooklyn Historical Society’s oral history portal grants access to voices of the past in a user-friendly design. These are people who generously shared their lives with us, and we are extremely excited to be able to amplify their voices so that even more will get a chance to listen. Continue reading →

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