What sort of settlement was the origins of the area of New York city where Harry K Thomas Jr. was born ?
Harry K. Thomas Jr.: Harry Keels Thomas Jr. (born June 3, 1956 in the Harlem section of New York City) is an American diplomat and current United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe. Harlem:  Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands.
a Dutch village,