#373 Historic Preservation in Brooklyn with Rebecca Bellan
#373 Historic Preservation in Brooklyn with Rebecca Bellan  
Podcast: GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government
Published On: Tue Nov 24 2020
Description: Preserving black history. Rebecca Bellan, Freelance Reporter for Forbes and CityLab, joined the podcast to tell the story of 227 Duffield in Brooklyn, New York. This home has ties to New York's abolitionist movement and is believed to have been part of the underground railroad. In two articles this year she's detailed the battle over preserving the home and the fight to preserve black history. Articles: What It Takes to Preserve a Building Tied to Black History and Did a Brooklyn Home's Tunnel Provide Passage to Escaped Slaves? Host: Alyssa Dinberg