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Where freedom found a home: Brooklyn, Illinois, America’s oldest Black town
2026-03-01 04:09 UTC

In 1829, Priscilla Baltimore freed enslaved families and found Freedom Village. Today, that sanctuary stands as Brooklyn, Illinois, the oldest Black town in the U.S.


 

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