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New Marker at Mount Pleasant Mansion Honors the Enslaved
History

New Marker at Mount Pleasant Mansion Honors the Enslaved

The names of Nell, Bernard, Castillis, and Cato, enslaved by a privateer in the 1700s, are immortalized in Fairmount Park

National Public Art Audit Presents a Monumental Task for Inclusive Representation
Art & Design

National Public Art Audit Presents a Monumental Task for Inclusive Representation

Amy Cohen takes a look at Monument Lab’s new National Monument Audit and finds more diversity in state historical markers here in Philadelphia

More Than a Month: The Importance of Teaching Black History Year-round
History

More Than a Month: The Importance of Teaching Black History Year-round

Amy Cohen examines the decades-long push to require an African-American history course in Philadelphia’s public schools

Two PA Historical Markers At A Loss In South Philly
Preservation

Two PA Historical Markers At A Loss In South Philly

In Bella Vista, demolishing the homes of two notable Philadelphians leave historical markers with nothing but memory to commemorate. Michael Bixler takes a look

Taking History To The Streets With Preservation Activism
History

Taking History To The Streets With Preservation Activism

Ali Roseberry-Polier discusses civil rights history, selective public memory, and why she created an historical marker for a Black female activist who challenged segregation in 19th century Philadelphia


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