The A and C trains brought thousands of Southern and Caribbean migrants to Bedford Stuyvesant during the 1st and 2nd waves of the Great Migration. Fulton Street remains the primary commercial artery for the community; however the community has changed. Although the jazz/ venue sites have been demolished or repurposed, we remember the rich jazz legacy of the community.
We will walk through the streets that produced luminaries such as Max Roach, Randy Weston, Jitu Weusi, Judges John Phillips and William Thompson, Andrew and Jocelyn Cooper, Joan Maynard, Bertram Baker, Ernesta Procope, Bethann Hardison, June Jordan, Paule Marshall, Roxie Roker, Una Mulzac, Hattie Carthan, Elsie Richardson, Dr. Josephine English the women of the United Order of The Tents to name a few and the multitudes who labored in obscurity.
Accessibility
The walk is about 1 mile, mostly on Fulton Street. Transportation: The B 25 Fulton Street Bus and A/C train line between Throop- Kingston, Nostrand Avenue and Franklin Avenue (an elevator accessible station). We stop at Bedford Stuyvesant Community Development Corporation and Restoration Plaza 1368 Fulton Street, for a restroom break and to explore the home of America’s first Community Development Corporation
Location Information
RSVP is required and capacity is limited. Meeting location, ending location, and directions will be provided via email before walk date.
guided
Saturday, May 2, 20261:00 PM
2 hours
Borough: Brooklyn
Theme: Art & Architecture, Food & Entertainment, History & Culture
Language: English
