marcia eli from the brooklyn public library's center for brooklyn history and the arts and culture team bpl presents. this year brooklyn public library celebrates, its 125th anniversary. our birthday is a chance to talk about all the library does and one important part of that work is stewarding the extraordinary special collections at the center for brooklyn history. these are archives are the combined materials from the brooklyn public libraries special collections. and those of the former brooklyn historical society, and they are literally the most comprehensive collection of brooklyn related materials in the world. so we are celebrating these amazing collections and a 125th anniversary series titled out of the box. five programs that put just few of the most important or most frequently used or beloved materials center stage clearly the dodgers and robinson have to be part of that lineup so tonight we're bringing together a really fantastic panel of experts to dip into just some of what the center for brooklyn history has especially as it relates to the groundbreaking player jackie robi

this has become a bpl presents event. fatima shaik shares with the world of free black rather adornments founded in 1836 that supported the community through the civil war white terrorism and the birth of jazz. this nonfiction narrative is in american history that needs to be shared. highlights voices that need to be heard and it's a deeply personal story from fatima herself of a descendent of the community. the book is a treasure. i am very excited about this conversation we are about to enjoy between fatima shaik and jennifer egan on "economy hall" "economy hall." fatima and jennifer please take it away. >> how low fatima. hello everybody. thank you so much for being with us. i'm incredibly excited to have the chance to spread the word about thisnc remarkable book whh i've been talking with the team about for some years now. which has surpassed my every expectation in being a work of history that is an enormous leap covering aor lot of ground of tremendous importance and yet so readable and fun. it's a very complex piec

i'm marcia eli i come to you from the center for brooklyn history at the brooklyn public library and bpl presents the libraries arts and culture team. tonight i am thrilled to welcome ben raines author of the new book the last slave ship the true story of

i'm marcia eli i come to you from the center for brooklyn history at the brooklyn public library and bpl presents the libraries arts and culture team. tonight i am thrilled to welcome ben raines author of the new book the last slave ship the true story of how katilda was found her descendants and an extraordinary reckoning. it is rains who in 2019 discovered the infamous ship which brought the last enslaved africans to america and then disappeared for 160 years. the book is a powerful timely narrative described by the washington informer as an action-packed. whip smart true account that's filled with science history and compassion. rains conversation partner tonight is professional professor schwande mustachean. so before i introduced the two of them, i have a few very quick notes first. we are going to put in the chat a link to the website of a local brooklyn bookstore the community bookstore so that you can easily with a click or two explore the book and purchase it if you're so inclined. second like all of our talks you have the option to use closed captioning. that button is at the b