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The exhibition has been part of a groundbreaking public history partnership that generated new research on Brooklyn's abolition movement in partnership with Weeksville Heritage Center and Irondale Ensemble Project.
This exhibition was originally organized and published by the Brooklyn Historical Society.
Discover the unsung heroes of Brooklyn's anti-slavery movement.
In the early 19th century, ordinary Brooklynites, black and white, shaped their neighborhoods, city, and nation with a revolutionary vision of freedom and equality. In Pursuit of Freedom uncovers their stories. This groundbreaking exhibition demonstrates how Brooklyn embodied many of the paradoxes of 19th-century America: it was at once a home to appalling and everyday racism, and a haven for progressive thought and activism.
You can explore stories, photographs, maps, games, documents and artifacts, and a rich educational material on the project's website.
Discover the unsung heroes of Brooklyn's anti-slavery movement.
In the early 19th century, ordinary Brooklynites, black and white, shaped their neighborhoods, city, and nation with a revolutionary vision of freedom and equality. In Pursuit of Freedom uncovers their stories. This groundbreaking exhibition demonstrates how Brooklyn embodied many of the paradoxes of 19th-century America: it was at once a home to appalling and everyday racism, and a haven for progressive thought and activism.
You can explore stories, photographs, maps, games, documents and artifacts, and a rich educational material on the project's website.