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Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy

Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy

Pritchett, Wendell E.
Cohen, Amy Jane

Paperback

Black American HistoryBlack American StudiesRegional: Middle Atlantic

Publisher Price: $18.95

ISBN10: 1439923655
ISBN13: 9781439923658
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: Feb 2 2024
Pages: 208
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.70 Depth: 8.70
Language: English
Black Philadelphians have shaped Philadelphia history since colonial times. In Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape, Amy Cohen recounts notable aspects of the Black experience in Philadelphia from the late 1600s to the 1960s and how this history is marked in the contemporary city. She charts Charles Blockson's efforts to commemorate the Pennsylvania slave trade with a historical marker and highlights Richard Allen, who founded Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church.

Cohen also describes the path to erecting a statue of civil rights activist Octavius Catto at Philadelphia's City Hall and profiles international celebrities Marian Anderson and Paul Robeson who are honored in the city. At the end of each chapter, she includes suggestions to continue readers' exploration of this important cultural heritage.

Showing how increased attention to the role of African Americans in local and national history has resulted in numerous, sometimes controversial, alterations to the landscape, Cohen guides readers to Black history's significance and its connections with today's spotlight on racial justice.

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