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The story of the Black ‘Brooklynites’ and their fight for freedom in NYC
Their history is Brooklyn’s history, spanning from the borough’s era as a slaveholding capital in New York and through the ...
Hoodline1h
New Book "Brooklynites" Unveils Historical Struggles and Triumphs of Black Community in Brooklyn
"Brooklynites" uncovers the 19th-century struggles of Black residents in what was a New York slaveholding hub.
He’s the first Black American to compose a full opera. It’s finally being staged after 138 years
The earliest known, full-length opera composed by a Black American, “Morgiane,” will premiere this week in Washington, DC, ...
Free Black Staten Island settlers greatly contributed to 19th Century N.Y. economy through oyster industry
The oystermen knew Sandy Ground was a safe haven for them to have the freedom to work, learn and worship where it would not ...
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He’s the first Black American to compose a full opera. It’s finally being staged after 138 years
Throughout the 19th century, New Orleans was the nation ... country pitched toward the Civil War and the rights of free Black people became more restricted, Bailey said. As tensions rose over ...