Preserving The Caribbean American Heritage

Caribbean People have been settling in New York City ever since 1899.  Today, Brooklyn contains the greatest concentration of Caribbean people in the city.  The Caribbean Collection, coordinated through the Archives and Special Collections Division of Brooklyn College,  is the first initiative aiming to preserve the rich heritage of the community. 

This archival survey, which focuses on the Jamaican and Trinidadian constituents of the community, is an inventory of all of the records that have been preserved by community organizations.  This inventory is being collected, compiled and made available to researchers and internet browsers curious about the activites of Caribbean Americans in New York City.

Organizations that become a part of The Caribbean Collection are documented as an integral part of the Caribbean American community.  Through this project the cultural, political and economic achievements of Caribbean American organizations are being compiled in one easily accessible place.  This project will insure that the legacy of the Caribbean American community will survive to benefit future generations.

  Follow the links below for more infromation

Project Fact Sheet  |  Why is this project so important?

What is a records survey?  | Bibliography

Links to the Caribbean - American Community on the Web

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