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
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
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
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
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
