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Father of the Underground Railroad Comes Into Focus With New Biography
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

First Interracial Baseball Game in 1869 Helped Level the Playing Field
History

First Interracial Baseball Game in 1869 Helped Level the Playing Field

Murray Dubin takes us to Athletic Square where the Philadelphia Pythians and the Olympic Ball Club cracked baseball’s rigid color line

Honoring Universal Suffrage & the Election Day Riots of 1871
History

Honoring Universal Suffrage & the Election Day Riots of 1871

As Philly polling stations prepare for Tuesday’s municipal elections, Amy Cohen takes a look at the local election of 1871 that ended in racial violence and political upheaval

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

In The Aftermath Of Charlottesville, Counting On The Catto Memorial
Art & Design

In The Aftermath Of Charlottesville, Counting On The Catto Memorial

As Southern cities erupt in protest and race-fueled violence over the removal of Confederate memorials, historian Amy Cohen looks at Philadelphia’s lack of diversity in public monuments

Honoring The Stars
History

Honoring The Stars

This Sunday, on the 65th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball, the two surviving members of the Negro League’s Philadelphia Stars will be honored at the site of the old stadium at 44th and Parkside. Quizzo Master Johnny Goodtimes brings us their story

Mural Fight
Art & Design

Mural Fight

Bella Vista neighbors fight to save a beloved David Guinn mural at Ninth and Bainbridge


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