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The City Concealed: Weeksville, Brooklyn’s Forgotten African American Community
Monday, March 16th, 2009

The City Concealed visits Weeksville, a part of Bed-Stuy that, in the 1800s, was part a thriving community of free African Americans for decades. When the large apartment complexes came in and the neighborhood changed, only 3 houses from the era remained. Watch now.

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