This edition: Judith Wellman, Author "Brooklyn's Promised Land"
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Original tape date: December 8, 2014.
First aired: December 15, 2014.
In the 1960's, public school children, anthropologists, Brooklyn residents unearthed Weeksville, a once thriving community of free African-Americans dating to before the Civil War until its gradual absorption into the borough of Brooklyn. "Brooklyn's Promised Land: The Free Black Community of Weeksville, New York" about these citizens, was written by Judith Wellman.
Guest List
Judith Wellman Author, "Brooklyn's Promised Land: The Free Black Community of Weeksville, New York"
- Rachel Swaby
- Saturday, July 21 - 8:00pm
- Monday, July 23 - 8:00am, 2:00pm
- Brittani Sensabaugh
- Monday, July 23 - 8:30pm
- Wednesday, July 25 - 11:30pm
- Saturday, July 28 - 8:00pm
- Sunday, July 29 - 9:30am
- Monday, July 30 - 8:00am, 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 4 - 8:00pm
- Monday, August 6 - 8:00am, 2:00pm
- Laura Shapiro, Author, What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women & The Food That Tells Their Stories.
- Monday, August 6 - 8:30pm
- Wednesday, August 8 - 11:30pm
- Saturday, August 11 - 8:00pm
- Sunday, August 12 - 9:30am
- Monday, August 13 - 8:00am, 2:00pm
- Saturday, August 18 - 8:00pm
- Rachel Swaby
- Monday, July 9 - 8:30pm
- Wednesday, July 11 - 11:30pm
- Saturday, July 14 - 8:00pm
- Sunday, July 15 - 9:30am
- Monday, July 16 - 8:00am, 2:00pm
- Giselle Routhier
- Monday, June 25 - 8:30pm
- Wednesday, June 27 - 11:30pm
- Saturday, June 30 - 8:00pm
- Sunday, July 1 - 9:30am
- Monday, July 2 - 8:00am, 2:00pm
- Saturday, July 7 - 8:00pm
- Monday, July 9 - 8:00am, 2:00pm
- Liz Evans
- Saturday, June 23 - 8:00pm
- Monday, June 25 - 8:00am, 2:00pm
