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Memories of Brooklyn

June 10, 2017 by Karen Flint
section: News

Jeffrey B. Leak, Charlotte Magazine

“Things weren’t perfect back then, with segregation and all,” my mother told me. “But when black folks were in Brooklyn that was a mighty good thing. We had our own homes, businesses, theaters, schools, and churches. Our family never lived in the neighborhood, but it was the place you wanted to go to.” Read more…

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