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Jefferson Avenue Becomes Bertram L. Baker Way

Local elected officials herald the legacy of Brooklyn's first black policitician

Tamy Cozier, Neighbor
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On Saturday, residents of Bedford-Stuyvesant honored the legacy of Brooklyn's first black politician Bertram L. Baker.

Jefferson Avenue, between Tompkins and Throop Avenues, was designated Bertram L. Baker Way, after the late assemblyman and Bed-Stuy native, at an official street renaming ceremony.

Check out what local representatives had to say about the legacy of the man who helped pave the way for blacks to ascend to higher rankings within government offices.

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