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March 16, 2007
Fate of Duffield St. to be decided on Tues. 3/20
This message came from a local activist regarding the latest developments concerning the fate of the Duffield St. houses, which are under threat of eminent domain:
We have a chance to show that the big development schemes in Brooklyn destroy our cultural heritage. We have a chance to show that the Doctorof and company just want to get rid of those pesky minorities.
But "we" can only do it if "you" get involved. AKRF released its most recent scurrilous report, and nobody seems to care. They want to deny that Downtown Brooklyn was not home to important Abolitionists. They say that there are no reports in any published accounts of the period that there were escaped slaves in Downtown Brooklyn. They said that they studied the entire public record. I guess they didn't read Leaves of Grass, where Walt Whitman talks about a slave coming to his house- and he lived two blocks from Duffield Street.
There will be a hearing of the landmarks subcommittee on Tuesday 3/20 11 am at City Hall. It's a public hearing. We need to get people there.
UPDATE: Tuesday's meeting has been postponed until April 11.
Posted by lumi at March 16, 2007 1:34 PM