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In 1966 a group of students, Boy Scouts, and local citizens rediscovered all that remained of a then virtually unknown community called Weeksville: four frame houses on Hunterfly Road. The infrastructure and vibrant history of Weeksville, an African American community that had become one of the largest free black communities in nineteenth century United States, were virtually wiped out by Brooklyns exploding population and expanding urban grid.Weeksville was founded by African American entrepreneurs after slavery ended in New York State in 1827. Located in eastern Brooklyn, Weeksville provided a space of physical safety, economic prosperity, education, and even political power for its black population, who organized churches, a school, orphan asylum, home for the aged, newspapers, and the national African Civilization Society. Notable residents of Weeksville, such as journalist and educator Junius P. Morell, participated in every major national effort for African American rights, including the Civil War. In Brooklyns Promised Land, Judith Wellman not only tells the important narrative of Weeksvilles growth, disappearance, and eventual rediscovery, but also highlights the stories of the people who created this community. Drawing on maps, newspapers, census records, photographs, and the material culture of buildings and artifacts, Wellman reconstructs the social history and national significance of this extraordinary place. Through the lens of this local community, Brooklyns Promised Land highlights themes still relevant to African Americans across the country. Weeksville Brooklyn - Wikipedia Weeksville is a neighborhood founded by African American freedmen in what is now Brooklyn New York United States part of the present-day neighborhood of Crown Heights Brooklyn - Wikipedia The colony's capital New Amsterdam across the East River obtained its charter later than the village of Brooklyn did in 1653 The neighborhood of Marine Park was Books - NYU Press NYU Press NYU Press View Cart; Checkout; Search Search Close JSTOR: Viewing Subject: History JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals books and primary sources Brooklyn Collection Brooklyn Public Library Author Talk: "Silent Beaches Untold Stories: New York City's Forgotten Waterfront" with Elizabeth Albert 7:00 pm Central Library Brooklyn Collection
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