Black History Fact Of The Day

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There is a section of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn called “Weeksville.” It derived its moniker from James Weeks. According to the Weeksville Society’s website, James Weeks was an African American who purchased the land- which now bears his name- in 1838. He brought the land from Henry Thompson, who was also a “free African American.” Weeksville was […]

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