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Brooklyn (Charlotte, North Carolina)

Brooklyn was a largely African American section of Charlotte, North Carolina. It was home to many businesses, residences, and churches. The neighborhood was demolished for an urban renewal project in the 1960s and is now part of what is known as the Second Ward.

In popular culture
Rose Leary Love wrote the memoir Plum Thickets and Field Daisies about growing up in Brooklyn. ==Legacy==
Legacy
The Old Grace A.M.E. Zion Church and the Second Ward Gym are a couple of the few remaining buildings that still remains as reminders of the former neighborhood. In 2009, the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture opened in Second Ward, named after Harvey Gantt, architect and first black Mayor of Charlotte. In 2019, the Levine Museum of the New South held an exhibit about the community. In 2022, Stonewall Street was renamed "Brooklyn Village Avenue" in relation to the new development; Stonewall station was also renamed Brooklyn Village station in conjunction to the road name change. ==See also==
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