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
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
Preservation Old Movie Palace Seeks the Spotlight Once Again Plans to turn the former Logan Theater into a multi-use music venue are underway
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
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
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
Preservation LGBTQ and African American Landmarks Added to the Philadelphia Register Celia Jailer has the news from the March 2022 meeting of the Philadelphia Historical Commission
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
