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A Lenape Craft Fair Debuts at Brooklyn's Prospect ParkThe inaugural Eenda-Lunaapeewahkiing Indigenous Culture Fair was a site-situated celebration of Lenape history, culture, and artisanship.

History archives reveal identities, stories of formerly enslaved people of Brooklyn's Lefferts HouseThe 18th-century property, plus 300 surrounding acres, was once owned by the Lefferts family in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn colonial museum now shares stories of enslaved people who lived thereThe Lefferts Historic House has been a colonial museum in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, for more than 100 years, but for the first time ever, the house now shares the stories of the enslaved people who lived and worked there. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado has their stories.

Independence Day done right at The Old Stone House in BrooklynBrooklyn residents rid themselves of modern tyrannies on Saturday as the Old Stone House held a Revolutionary War reenactment of the event from 247 years ago.

Brooklyn exhibit pays homage to history of J'ouvertAs members of New York's Caribbean community celebrated on Monday, Eyewitness News got a look at a new exhibit dedicated to the history of J'ouvert.

J'ouvert Genesis Immersive Experience explores Trinidad and Tobago's carnival traditionWithin the 18th-century Lefferts Historic House, this free exhibit offers an inside look into the pre-dawn celebration of Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival, known as J'ouvert.

A House Museum Has a New Message: New York Had Slavery, TooReopening after years of restoration, the Lefferts Historic House in Brooklyn now also acknowledges the enslaved people who lived and worked there.

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