Franklin Morton was looking to make history. He had high ambitions for a guy still in his twenties. In September of 1920 he was on track to become the first black person ever to win elective office in ...
Yesterday we became fascinated by three photos from the Brooklyn Library archives, all showing the same adobe-style house, which existed nearly a century ago in Brooklyn. All we knew was that the home ...
It is just a snippet of footage, but a rare bit of film gives a glimpse of something that once greeted generations of Brooklynites: a flock of sheep taking a springtime stroll through Prospect Park.