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African American Church and Art Deco Store Added to the Local Register
Preservation

African American Church and Art Deco Store Added to the Local Register

Celia Jailer has this report from the January 2023 meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission

Finding Freedom in the Footsteps of William Still
History

Finding Freedom in the Footsteps of William Still

Kimberly Haas follows the “Father of the Underground Railroad” to where he lived, worked, and aided freedom seekers in Philadelphia

On the Road to Reconstruction with the Pennsylvania Freedmen’s Relief Association
History

On the Road to Reconstruction with the Pennsylvania Freedmen’s Relief Association

Keshler Thibert takes a trip down south where Philadelphians aided in efforts to empower African Americans after the Civil War

Network to Preserve African American Burial Grounds in the Works
Preservation

Network to Preserve African American Burial Grounds in the Works

Preservation Pennsylvania and PA Hallowed Grounds plan to connect cemetery stewards with resources, support, and training

Old Movie Palace Seeks the Spotlight Once Again
Preservation

Old Movie Palace Seeks the Spotlight Once Again

Group hopes to turn the former Logan Theater into a multi-use music venue

On the Waterfront: Chronicling the Lives of Philly’s Black Seamen
History

On the Waterfront: Chronicling the Lives of Philly’s Black Seamen

Keshler Thibert explores the history of African American sailors and dock workers on the Delaware River

Black Doctors Row and Sister Rosetta Tharpe House Added to the Historic Register
Preservation

Black Doctors Row and Sister Rosetta Tharpe House Added to the Historic Register

Celia Jailer has this report from the July 2022 meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission

POOL Explores the History of Segregation in Aquatic Recreation
Art & Design

POOL Explores the History of Segregation in Aquatic Recreation

A new exhibition at Fairmount Water Works dives into the civil rights struggle to swim as equals. Kimberly Haas has this review


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