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#VillageVoices our outdoor public exhibition runs thru Oct. 30! See all 24 exhibits while they're up in #GreenwichVillage, the #EastVillage + #NoHo! Which celebrated 20th c. author/illustrator lived+wrote his most famous books on West 9th St.? Find out!: https://t.co/JEsoMYAaXm
Abolitionist John Brown and trailblazing #AfricanAmerican/#NativeAmerican sculptor Edmonia Lewis’ lives and legacies intersected in #GreenwichVillage, telling us much about the arc of the civil rights movement in the late 19th century. Find out how: https://t.co/VJE5RlBv1E
#OTD in 1860, the @ASPCA is founded in #GreenwichVillage, in many ways a response to conditions its founder saw right here. It set off a revolution in reform of attitudes and regulations RE #AnimalWelfare, and its legacy is still visible around us today: https://t.co/TUXHJWl91u
OTD in 1972, the most infamous #bankrobbery in #NYC history occurs. Though it happened in #Brooklyn, it had deep roots in #GreenwichVillage, where both the main robber+the person for whom he was committing the crime lived. Here’s the story: https://t.co/qVUEUN0wyP
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OTD in 1921, #AlexHaley is born. He lived and wrote in #GreenwichVillage, where he conducted dozens of interviews w/ #MalcolmX in his Grove St. studio for the #AutobiographyofMalcolmX. We take a look back at his life, career, and Village connections: https://t.co/NdgPJcSfUV