Area of Tourism: Heritage Tourism
Heritage Tourism is traveling to places to experience the cultural and historical background of the people and to see essential artifacts used to represent the people who once lived, and thrived in the location.
People in my group: Nayalynn, Anita, and Jaycee
Observations:
There is a pretty rich background and history when it comes to heritage at the Brooklyn Waterfront. One of the observations one of my group members made, Anita, was that slavery used to thrive in the Brooklyn waterfront. What I learned as well is that as a method of transporting slaves and goods in the early times, the docks would be used to travel and bring people to New York. Brooklyn, in general, thrived with the transport and trade of slavery and goods that soon incorporated a different culture and influence in what is now known as the Brooklyn Waterfront. In terms of the community surrounding the waterfront, Nayalynn observed that there was a post mentioning that the area was also known as the home to Brooklyn’s free black community.
