"In this relentlessly researched and passionately recounted history, Prithi Kanakamedala uncovers the rich fore story of the republic of Brooklyn and the beautiful struggle of its black abolitionists and community activists. A model of responsible historical scholarship, this book is a must read for not just Brooklynites but for all advocates of a better world." (Manisha Sinha, author of The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920) "Prithi Kanakamedala's deeply-plumbed chronicle of four singular, albeit unsung, African American families whose lives were ensconced in the decades between the American Revolution and the Reconstruction Era is both a vivid generational biography and an illuminating, long-overdue social history of 19th-century Brooklyn." - Eric K. Washington, author of Boss of the Grips: The Life of James H. Williams and the Red Caps of Grand Central Terminal "Kanakamedala offers a noteworthy and necessary atlas of Black Brooklyn that gives new insights into the trajectory of the nation. Bookshelves have been waiting for such a historic walk through the famed Borough. A refreshing prism to view the Republic of Brooklyn." - Kamau Ware, Founder of the Black Gotham Experience "Through deep research and fantastic images, Brooklynites presents a powerful portrayal of racism and Black struggles for freedom, written by a leading public historian and scholar of nineteenth century America. Read this book and you will never again think the same way about Brooklyn, and America's complicated, contradictory, hard-edged, and hopeful history." - Brian Purnell, author of Fighting Jim Crow in the County of Kings: The Congress of Racial Equality in Brooklyn "Vigorous history of a free Black community in Brooklyn and its contributions to the making of modern New York." (Kirkus Reviews) "In the years after the American Revolution, Brooklyn was a slaveholding capital. But there was a small, thriving Black community that established schools and churches, advocated for voting rights and increased its own financial power. Free Black Brooklyn underwent rapid change and growth while living under a veil of white supremacy and violence." (The Gothamist) "Incredibly informative about Brooklyn's history, and the writing is LUSH!" (BKReader) "There is much to admire about this meticulously researched study. Its rich narrative style brings Brooklyn to life, often making us feel as though we can see, hear, and smell nineteenth-century Brooklyn's streets, parks, buildings, streetcars, and people. Enriching this sensory experience are a plethora of historic maps and images along with a timeline and several family trees...Brooklynites makes a strong and powerful contribution to the historiography on antebellum Black life." (The Journal of African American History) "At once a detailed scholarly reconstruction of Black life in Brooklynthrough the lens of four Black familiesand an analytic history of the depredations of racism and the counterweight of self-determination, Brooklynites is a book that will appeal to varied audiences, from civic groups to academic specialists, who are interested in either the local history of the borough or the larger patterns revealed in this compelling case study." (Reading Religion)
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