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What kind of city did Philadelphia want to be? There were lots of different opinions in the 1840s and 1850s, but everyone agreed: it did…
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I always wanted a short and sweet history of America in the 1800s, but I couldn’t ever seem to find one. After writing this (and…
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I almost didn’t write this episode. The American Revolution in Philadelphia? Did I really have anything to add? In the end, I realized that the…
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The O.V. Catto School The Octavius V. Catto School was built for Caroline R. Le Count, principal, and her all Black teaching staff, on the…
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I originally intended for episodes 3 and 4 to launch together. So I apologize for leaving you with such a cliff hanger over the past…
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An important moment of the Civil Rights movement happened right here in Philadelphia, and it took place nearly 100 years earlier than the well-known demonstrations…
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