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Brooklynites: The Remarkable Story of the Free Black Communities that Shaped a Borough
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Longlist, 2025 Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize
Finalist, 2025 Gotham Book Prize
The 2024 Victorian Society Book of the Year
Meet the Black Brooklynites who defined New York City’s most populous borough through their search for social justice
Before it was a borough, Brooklyn was our nation’s third largest city. Its free Black community attracted people from all walks of life—businesswomen, church leaders, laborers, and writers—who sought to grow their city in a radical anti-slavery vision. T...
Finalist, 2025 Gotham Book Prize
The 2024 Victorian Society Book of the Year
Meet the Black Brooklynites who defined New York City’s most populous borough through their search for social justice
Before it was a borough, Brooklyn was our nation’s third largest city. Its free Black community attracted people from all walks of life—businesswomen, church leaders, laborers, and writers—who sought to grow their city in a radical anti-slavery vision. T...
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