History New Book Recounts Five Free Philadelphia Boys Kidnapped into Slavery Author Richard Bell tells the story of Sam, Joe, Cornelius, Enos, and Alex and their harrowing abduction in the 1820s by slave ...
History House Museum In North Philly Plans Monument For Former Slave Stenton, the former plantation house in Logan, prepares to honor Dinah with their new project, Inequality in Bronze. Keshler Thibert has the ...
History Black History Museums Struggle To Survive Amid Philly Revival In need of funding and resources, three museums dedicated to African American history face an uncertain future. Keshler Thibert has the ...
Preservation Historic Estate And Underground Railroad Station Under Threat In Plymouth Meeting At Butler and Germantown Pikes, plans for a dense suburban subdivision threaten to dissolve the Corson Estate, a 10 acre parcel rich in abolitionist history and an important stop on the Underground Railroad. Michael Bixler ...
