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The Weeksville Heritage Center is a historic site in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Weeksville is one of America's first free black communities during the 19th century. Within this community, the residents established schools, churches and benevolent associations and were active in the abolitionist movement. Weeksville is a historic settlement of national significance and one of the few remaining historical sites of pre-Civil War African-American communities. The Heritage Center focuses on tours, arts and crafts, literacy and historical preservation programs for public-school students. During the summer of 2017, the center is presenting an exhibit on “Fashioning the Women of Weeksville.” The site is managed by the Weeksville Society, a historical society that maintains the 12,400-square-foot (1,150 m2) site comprising the historic Hunterfly Houses and an open grassy area. Outgoing director Tia Powell Harris will step down in August 2017 to return to her native Maryland. Rob Fields, digital media marketer and curator of black culture, will serve as Interim Executive Director as of September 5, 2017.
