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How Black Citizens Built Brooklyn Community In The 19th Century
ThirtenWNET
September 14, 2026
When the streets of Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood were deteriorating in the late 1960s and early 1970s, teachers at P.S. 243 set out on a mission to connect students with their African-American heritage. "Project Weeksville" uncovered 19th-century artifacts of Weeksville, an independent, self-sufficient Black community established in the 1830s that had been forgotten in official records.
Weeksville's founders built and administered their own schools, churches, orphanages, senior homes, and mutual aid insurance organizations. When Black New Yorkers were targeted during the violent New York City Draft Riots of 1863, Weeksville stood as an armed sanctuary to protect its community and offer refuge to those fleeing violence across the city.
The 1971 segment "Digging for Black Pride" was part of "Black Journal."
“Black Journal" was a monthly series of one-hour interconnected programs produced for, about, and — to a large extent — by Black Americans. The series reports on the achievements, concerns, and the attitudes of the nation’s Black citizens.
The Story of New York. Discover the stories that built New York City from a Dutch trading post into an iconic global powerhouse.
ThirtenWNET
September 14, 2026
When the streets of Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood were deteriorating in the late 1960s and early 1970s, teachers at P.S. 243 set out on a mission to connect students with their African-American heritage. "Project Weeksville" uncovered 19th-century artifacts of Weeksville, an independent, self-sufficient Black community established in the 1830s that had been forgotten in official records.
Weeksville's founders built and administered their own schools, churches, orphanages, senior homes, and mutual aid insurance organizations. When Black New Yorkers were targeted during the violent New York City Draft Riots of 1863, Weeksville stood as an armed sanctuary to protect its community and offer refuge to those fleeing violence across the city.
The 1971 segment "Digging for Black Pride" was part of "Black Journal."
“Black Journal" was a monthly series of one-hour interconnected programs produced for, about, and — to a large extent — by Black Americans. The series reports on the achievements, concerns, and the attitudes of the nation’s Black citizens.
The Story of New York. Discover the stories that built New York City from a Dutch trading post into an iconic global powerhouse.
The Honeymooners: How Did They Really Live On $62/week?
TV Life Black and White
September 27, 2026
The Honeymooners' Ralph Kramden earned $62 a week driving a bus in 1955 Brooklyn. Ed Norton made the exact same pay, but his apartment was always nicer. So how did two men with the same paycheck end up living such different lives?
We put real 1955 prices behind the Kramdens' cold-water walk-up at 328 Chauncey Street, from the icebox to the rent to the paycheck. It turns out Ralph was poorer than the show let on, and the reason Norton lived better had nothing to do with how much he earned.
TV Life Black and White
September 27, 2026
The Honeymooners' Ralph Kramden earned $62 a week driving a bus in 1955 Brooklyn. Ed Norton made the exact same pay, but his apartment was always nicer. So how did two men with the same paycheck end up living such different lives?
We put real 1955 prices behind the Kramdens' cold-water walk-up at 328 Chauncey Street, from the icebox to the rent to the paycheck. It turns out Ralph was poorer than the show let on, and the reason Norton lived better had nothing to do with how much he earned.
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