Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (Restoration) Oral History

Elsie Richardson, left, with Shirley Chisholm. Courtesy: Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of their founding as the first community development corporation, the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (Restoration) partnered with the Brooklyn Historical Society on the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation oral history project in 2007-2008. Sady Sullivan conducted nearly 60 interviews with founding Board members of Restoration, supporters, activists, artists, tenants, and other community members. 

Interviews

Interviews from this project are available here.

Notes

Read more about this project in a blog article authored by Sady Sullivan here.

Audio clips from these oral history interviews were included in the exhibit Reflections on Community Development: Stories from Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (BHS 2008, Restoration 2009).