Hattie Carthan was a community activist

Activism

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 and environmentalist

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 who was instrumental in improving the quality of life

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 of the Brooklyn

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, New York

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 community of Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Carthan spearheaded a campaign to save a 40-foot Magnolia grandiflora tree that was thriving far north of its natural habitat, by getting it designated an official city living landmark. She went on found the Magnolia Tree Earth Center.

External links

• Biography at NYC Parks Department
  New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
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