Tag Archives: Crown Heights

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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Oral histories of the West Indian Carnival Documentation Project records now open to researchers!

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Brett Dion

Brooklyn Historical Society launched The West Indian Carnival Documentation Project in 1994 to supplement existing photographs and histories of the event with personal narratives and life histories of Carnival participants. In cooperation with the West Indian American Day Carnival Association … Continue reading →

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Listen to This: Crown Heights Oral History collection now open to researchers

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Brett Dion

Titled Listen to This by the donor Alexandra Kelly, this oral history collection includes interview audio and summaries created and collected within the context of a community project undertaken by project director Kelly and Paul J. Robeson High School interns … Continue reading →

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