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How did the New York City community of Harlem become an exclusively African American neighborhood in the twenties?

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Answer: As many as several hundred farmed the Harlem flatlands. Between 1637 and 1639, a few settlements were established. The settlement of Harlem was formally incorporated in 1660 under the leadership of Peter Stuyvesant. During the American Revolution, the British burned Harlem to the ground.

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