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Weeksville, a Haven for Free African-Americans Before the Civil War, Is Fighting for Survival

A budget shortfall threatens a landmark and remains of a community founded in Brooklyn after slavery ended. The actor Michael K. Williams is a champion of the site. [Source]

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Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Blacks

Topics: champion, Williams, Michael, actor, ended, slavery, Brooklyn, founded, community, remains, landmark, threatens, shortfall, budget, Survival, Fighting, Civil, Before, African-Americans, Haven, Weeksville

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/nyregion/weeksville-brooklyn-crowdfunding-campaign.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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