Saving Weeksville: Why Black Historic Landmarks Need Us
by Peter J. Rickards from on (#4GNBZ)
The Weeksville Heritage Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. preserves one of the first free black communities in America. Weeksville was formed in 1838 by African-American longshoreman James Weeks, 11 years after New York abolished slavery. It became a self-sustained community where black people were able to live, thrive and"