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REBROADCAST Episode No. 4 – The Fight for Philly’s StreetcarsMarket Street and 11th Street 1865, Library Company of Philadelphia

REBROADCAST Episode No. 4 – The Fight for Philly’s Streetcars

Published April 25, 2023

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We’re rebroadcasting this earlier episode about the Black community’s fight to integrate Philly’s streetcars in the years following the Civil War 1865-1871. This story fits…

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Episode No. 4 – The Life and Times of Caroline R. Le Count: Part 2

Episode No. 4 – The Life and Times of Caroline R. Le Count: Part 2

Published May 19, 2020

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A city at war with a not-so-distant enemy, hospitals overwhelmed and spilling over into temporary tents, nurses asking citizens to donate critical supplies, it’s Philadelphia…

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Episode No. 3 – The Life and Times of Caroline R. Le Count: Part 1

Episode No. 3 – The Life and Times of Caroline R. Le Count: Part 1

Published May 5, 2020

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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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