Spotlighting a History of Slavery in N.Y.C.
Spotlighting a History of Slavery in N.Y.C. It’s Friday. Weather: Sunny morning, cloudy afternoon and a high in the mid-60s. Occasional showers and mid-50s on Saturday. Mother’s Day starts nice but turns threatening, high in the mid-60s. Alternate-side parking: In effect until Thursday (Solemnity of the Ascension). Image Nostrand Avenue. Boerum Hill. Prospect Lefferts Gardens. They’re well-known Brooklyn roads and neighborhoods, among those across the city that draw their name from influential families of the past. But less familiar are the ties those families had to slavery. A new cam...
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