J'Ouvert 2016 Celebrated in Brooklyn, NYC

September 4, 2016- Brooklyn, New York-United States: The Prospect-Lefferts Garden section of J'Ouvert 2016 Celebrated in Brooklyn, NYCJ'Ouvert derives from a French term "jour overt" meaning day break. It dates back over 200 years when French plantation owners and stemmed from night celebrations where owners imitated slaves. This form of celebration was reversed when freed slaves began to mock their master's behavior and continued to use this form of celebration in remembrance of their emancipation. (Terrence Jenning)

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September 4, 2016- Brooklyn, New York-United States: The Prospect-Lefferts Garden section of J'Ouvert 2016 Celebrated in Brooklyn, NYCJ'Ouvert derives from a French term "jour overt" meaning day break. It dates back over 200 years when French plantation owners and stemmed from night celebrations where owners imitated slaves. This form of celebration was reversed when freed slaves began to mock their master's behavior and continued to use this form of celebration in remembrance of their emancipation. (Terrence Jenning)