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Historic New York: Brooklyn and the Abolitionist Movement

Sunday, November 2, 2025

1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.

Join the Urban Park Rangers to learn about the Abolitionist movement in Brooklyn and the Brooklynites that fought against slavery. Walk from Historic Fulton Ferry Landing through the old village of Brooklyn and learn about the Freedmen community that would turn a town built on slave labor to an urban hotbed of abolition.

Location

Corner of Furman and Old Fulton Streets in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Pier 1
Brooklyn
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Cost

Free  

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Registration not required.

Event Organizer

NYC Parks Urban Park Rangers

Contact Number

(646) 398-1479

Categories

History, Urban Park Rangers, Black History Month

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