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Francis Johnson
Francis was an American musician and prolific composer during the Antebellum period. African American composers were rare in the U.S. during this period, but Johnson was among the few who were successful. -
Mother Bethel Church
The church was organized by African-American members of St. George's Methodist Church who walked out due to racial segregation in the worship services. Richard Allen brought together other black Methodist congregations from the region to organize the new African Methodist Episcopal Church denomination. He was elected bishop of this denomination. After the American Civil War, its missionaries went to the South to help freedmen and planted many new churches in the region. -
James Forten - American Antislavery society
It was at his house that the African-American abolitionist " James Forten helped found the American Antislavery Society and be came the vice president and worked for national abolition of slavery. -
Institute of Colored Youth
he Institute was founded by Richard Humphreys, a Quaker philanthropist who bequeathed $10,000, one-tenth of his estate, to design and establish a school to educate people of African descent. This institute started out as a farm school and was one of the first to train Blacks for skilled jobs. After moving to Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and changing its name to Cheyney University, it continues as the oldest African-American school of higher education -
Starr Garden Memorial
This was a memorial dedicated to Octavius Catto, a 19th century scholar, educator and civil rights activist who's tireless dedication to social justice for African Americans has earned him praise and recognition as the "Martin Luther King Jr." of his time. -
William Still and the Underground railroad
William Still was a Underground Railroad leader and agent. He used his house for the railroad and helped slaves escape and kept records so that families and relatives could find each other. -
Church of Crucifixion
it was here that "Henry L. Phillips transformed "the church of crucifixion" into a black cultural center. -
Benjamin Banneker Institute
this school was founded in 1854 and was dedicated to the literary betterment of African Americans. This school was named after a Black Astronomer and mathematician "Benjamin Banneker. -
St. Peter Claver Catholic Church
this church was the first Roman Catholic Church for Blacks in the city of Philadelphia. it has served ass a Black community cultural center since the 1920s.
