City Life Op-Ed: Let’s LeCount Taney Out Neighborhood advocates make the case for changing a street name honoring a white supremacist to one celebrating a local African American abolitionist
History Father of the Underground Railroad Comes Into Focus With New Biography First major book on William Still examines the life and legacy of the African-American abolitionist. Amy Cohen has this review
History The Forgotten Fame of Anna Dickinson For Women’s History Month Amy Cohen introduces us to one of the most famous women in American history that you’ve likely never heard of before
History Bigotry in the Quaker City and the Burning of Pennsylvania Hall Amy Cohen recounts the abolitionists who built Philadelphia’s “Temple of Free Discussion” and the ignorance that burned it down
Preservation Hope and Despair Surround Philly’s African American Landmarks The majority of Philadelphia’s Black historic sites remain at risk despite grassroots preservation efforts and historic designations. Kimberly Haas has the details
Preservation Historic Estate And Underground Railroad Station Under Threat In Plymouth Meeting At Butler and Germantown Pikes, plans for a dense suburban subdivision threaten to dissolve the Corson Estate, a 10 acre parcel rich in abolitionist history and an important stop on the Underground Railroad. Michael Bixler reports
History The Possible City, 1838 At the Painted Bride starting tomorrow a PIFA production that explores the urgent lives of white and African-American women who formed the Female Anti-Slavery Society and whose work exploded in the night of May 17, 1838, when Pennsylvania Hall at Sixth and Arch was burned by a violent mob
