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Blocks and Brownstones

Blocks and Brownstones

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Blocks and Brownstones

FromBorrowed

ratings:
Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Dec 24, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Perhaps Brooklyn’s most iconic neighborhood is Bedford-Stuyvesant. The tree-lined streets and grand brownstones have been here for over 150 years, while the Brooklynites who call those brownstones home are constantly changing. In this episode, we tell the story of this neighborhood through the lives of three women who set down roots there in different ways: activist Hattie Carthan, writer Paule Marshall, and novelist Naomi Jackson.    Read the transcript and check out our book list here: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/blocks-and-brownstones 
Released:
Dec 24, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (90)

Brooklyn has so many stories to tell, and a lot of them start at the library. Every other week, “Borrowed” brings you stories that start here and take you somewhere new. We're talking to people starting businesses, finding their roots, playing Dungeons & Dragons, creating community—and of course, borrowing books! Brought to you by Brooklyn Public Library.