This event is in the past.It took place on May 16, 2026 at The Green-Wood Cemetery.
Educational TalkEducational TalkStep into Brooklyn's hidden history at this free event exploring the Freedom Lots and the remarkable Black communities buried there. Join Green-Wood's History Fellow for a panel discussion on resilience and remembrance, then board a trolley to visit the gravesite of Elizabeth Gloucester, a pioneering 19th-century real estate mogul.
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The Freedom Lots: A Brooklyn Story
Greenwood Heights
Educational TalkEducational TalkStep into Brooklyn's hidden history at this free event exploring the Freedom Lots and the remarkable Black communities buried there. Join Green-Wood's History Fellow for a panel discussion on resilience and remembrance, then board a trolley to visit the gravesite of Elizabeth Gloucester, a pioneering 19th-century real estate mogul.
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