An episode over two years in the making! Join Dan and our guest John Hagan, a local social studies teacher, as we analyze our local racist monuments. Yes, Bay Ridge is host to multiple Confederate monuments. How did they get here? Why are they still up? And why should we tear them down? Find out!
We'll expose a never-before-discovered history involving the United Daughters of the Confederacy, greedy Rectors, and a Lost Cause mythology. Along the way we'll talk about cool Union Generals, Thurgood Marshall's connection to Bay Ridge, and why Robert E Lee disliked living in Brooklyn. As we go, John will connect our local happenings to a broader context of Reconstruction, resurgent racism, and Jim Crow.
By the end of the show, you'll be equipped to tear apart any argument for keeping these racist monuments standing!
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How Bay Ridge Became Bay Ridge
The 3rd Avenue Bay Ridge BID
No Vacancy
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The Origins of Fight Back Bay Ridge
Crafting Bay Ridge's Art Galleries
Expanding Bay Ridge’s Bike Network
Universal Rent Control Demystified
The Bodega Boycott
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Bay Ridge and Vision Zero
The Bay Ridge 5th Avenue BID
Happy New Year, Bay Ridge!
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The Art of the Gerrymander
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