The Center for Brooklyn History's "Trace/s" exhibition reveals the history of slavery in Brooklyn, shedding light on the ...
Founded in 1863 when Brooklyn was its own city (not one of the boroughs), the Brooklyn Historical Society covers 400 years of Brooklyn's development through photographs, paintings, memorabilia and ...
"Brooklynites" uncovers the 19th-century struggles of Black residents in what was a New York slaveholding hub.
The Hendrick I. Lott House, one of Brooklyn’s oldest surviving Dutch Colonial homes, is set to become Marine Park’s first museum following extensive interior renovations slated to begin in early 2026.
“Trace/s,” an exhibition at the Center for Brooklyn History, highlights the borough’s neglected story of slavery — and the Black genealogists helping to unearth it. By Jennifer Schuessler ...