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The 1838 Black Metropolis is rich with discoveries...buildings that reveal themselves as historic sites, people who have done incredible things, and places where it all happened.
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Francis Petts, Cannon Fire and the Complication of 115 Queen Street
As part of the work we are doing on Bethel Burying Ground, we began to more closely look at the connections between who is buried at...
Michiko Quinones
Sep 8, 20246 min read
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Finding Harriet Jacobs’ Underground Railroad Safe House in Philadelphia
In the Spring of 1842, Harriet Jacobs arrived in Philadelphia. She was met at the docks by a Reverend Jeremiah Durham. Rev. Durham was a...
1838 Black Metropolis
Aug 28, 20245 min read
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And They Were Neighbors; Black Women Phenomenal Movers and Shakers of 1871
Nazera Sadiq Wright's study of Black Girlhood in the 19th Century leads us to see the emphasis that 19th Black women writers placed on...
Michiko Quinones
Aug 17, 20249 min read
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Finding Beneficial Hall
On May 17, 1838, Pennsylvania Hall burned to the ground. Probably because so much of the funding came from the Quaker community, and...
1838 Black Metropolis
Jun 16, 20248 min read
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Finding Benezet Hall; the Civil Rights Center You've Never Heard About
Many of us are familiar with important Civil Rights sites from the 1960s, like the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Church where the...
1838 Black Metropolis
Mar 10, 20245 min read
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Finding an Underground Railroad Junction in Northern Liberties
The Underground Railroad (UGRR) in Philly was just a way bigger operation than we think. The late Charles L. Blockson basically said that...
1838 Black Metropolis
Oct 3, 20234 min read
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Finding Second African Presbyterian Church - A Story of Erasure, Minimization and a Needed Rewrite
I've been doing a lot of research into Black Presbyterianism. I was woefully unable to find a picture of the Second African Presbyterian...
Michiko
Aug 19, 20235 min read
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