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What was the name of an early black settlement in Brooklyn, settled by freedmen in 1838?

  1. Harlem

  2. Red Hook

  3. Brownsville

  4. Weeksville, James Weeks

The correct answer is: Weeksville, James Weeks

Weeksville, founded by James Weeks, is the correct answer. Weeksville was one of the first free black communities in Brooklyn, established in 1838. It was named after James Weeks, a longshoreman who bought the land and divided it up among other free black men. Weeksville played a significant role in providing a safe haven for African Americans during a time of racial inequality and discrimination. Harlem is a neighborhood in Manhattan, while Red Hook and Brownsville are neighborhoods in Brooklyn, but they were not early black settlements like Weeksville.

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