Charlotte’s Brooklyn neighborhood was once the largest and most vibrant Black community in the Carolinas. Though the neighborhood was lost to urban renewal, the voices of its residents still tell its story. Through the KnowCLT app, you can hear firsthand accounts from people like Doretha Leak, a former resident and Second Ward alum, who shares what life was like in Brooklyn. Brooklyn was more than a neighborhood, it was a place where Black businesses thrived, families built opportunity, and path
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Grab your headphones and step into Charlotte history with KnowCLT, Levine Museum’s FREE walking tour app. This journey takes you through Brooklyn, once the largest and most vibrant Black community in the Carolinas. Through narration, photos, poetry, and the voices of former residents, you’ll experience the story of a neighborhood that shaped Charlotte’s past. Walk the streets in person or explore from home, and see history come alive with augmented reality at seven historic sites. Brooklyn wasn’
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