Weeksville: Untold Story of African American Community Success
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Beginning Thursday, June 4, 2015, the Weeksville Heritage Center (WHC) proudly presents Weeksville: Transforming Community/In Pursuit of Freedom; an exhibition you do not want to miss with collection items never seen before.
“The story of one of New York’s earliest free black communities is an important story to tell, and one whose lessons and challenges resonate today,” said Timothy Simon, board chair of Weeksville Heritage Center.
The progressive Brooklyn community of Weeksville was ingeniously established eleven years after New York State Emancipation in 1827. Its residents stayed committed to building and maintaining a strong and profitable independent community that included a newspaper, businesses, and social services.
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Weeksville was named after James Weeks who purchased land from the Lefferts family in 1838 and its historic area stretches from Fulton Street to Ralph Avenue to East New York Avenue to Troy Avenue.
An eye opening exhibition, curated by Cynthia R. Copeland, Wendy Aibel-Weiss and Megan Goins-Diouf, is part of a multifaceted public history initiative in partnership with the Brooklyn Historical Society and Irondale Ensemble Project.
This most important exhibit remains on view through December 2020. Exhibition viewing hours are Tuesdays through Fridays from 11AM to 4PM and Saturdays during scheduled weekends. For more information visit Weeksvillesociety.org.
