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Author Michael Woodsworth Discusses Bed-Stuy Activism Part 1
In his book Battle for Bed-Stuy, Michael Woodsworth details Bedford-Stuyvesant’s history of white flight, red-lining, and divestment throughout the mid-20th century. He discusses early grassroots organizing around gang violence and how the Central Brooklyn Coordinating Council became a civil rights group.
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