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Archive: February 2019 (1 Post)

A man playing a guitar and singing to a close crowd of a dozen or so men and women

Brooklyn Rediscovered through 1980s Documentation

Posted by: Nicole Saylor

This is a guest post by American Folklife Center archivist Maya Lerman. Imagine a time before hipsters started migrating to Brooklyn, and gentrification hadn’t taken hold. Though celebrations by immigrant communities throughout the calendar year are still quite evident in Brooklyn today, the early 1980s was an especially fruitful time to witness these traditions. The Brooklyn Rediscovery Folklife Study Project …