African American History in Philadelphia

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    James Forten

    James Forten contributed to the African American community by hiring multi-racial craftsmen in his shop.
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    James Forten

    James Forten contributed to the African American Community by hiring multi-racial employees in his shop
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    William Still

    William was an underground railroad agent who slaves escape and went further as to save their records so their relatives could find them later.
  • Institute for Colored Youth

    Served as a opportunity for higher education for Blacks before the Civil War.
  • Lombard st. Riot

    A mob White people attacked a parade celebrating Jamaican Emancipation day.
  • Church of Crucifixion

    Served as beacon of hope for Philadelphians in need and a staple of African American faith.
  • Benjamin Banneker Institute

    Institute dedicated to the betterment of African Americans
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    W.E.B. Du Bois

    W.E.B. Du Bois was an African American scholar, educator and activist who founded the NAACP.
  • Mother Bethel

    The Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church and congregation
  • St. Peter Claver Church

    This church was founded and dedicated to St. Peter for fighting the slave trade in the 16th Century
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    Marian Anderson

    Marian Anderson was an American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century.
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    Billie Holiday

    Eleanora Fagan, professionally known as Billie Holiday, was an American jazz musician and singer-songwriter with a career spanning nearly thirty years.