"Recounts events in Philadelphia African American history. Each brief chapter addresses a different topic, exploring the event itself and how it is marked in the landscape, whether through a historical marker, a monument, a mural, or some other means. Chapters conclude with suggested ways to learn more about the topic"--
Maps -- Foreword by Wendell E. Pritchett -- Introduction -- Part I: Seventeenth & Eighteenth Centuries. Chapter 1. Charles L. Blockson: Collecting & Marking Black History -- Chapter 2. Community Formation in the Colonial City: The Ghosts of Washington Square -- Chapter 3. Envisioning Dinah: Stenton's Ongoing Challenge With a Reflection by Karyn Olivier -- Chapter 4. Richard Allen & Absalom Jones: Leadership in the Center of Free Black Life With a Reflection by State Representative Chris Rabb -- Chapter 5. The President's House Memorial: P.S. George Washington Slept Here With a Reflection by Michael Coard -- Part II: Nineteenth Century. Chapter 6. Pennsylvania Hall: City of Brotherly Love? -- Chapter 7. A Pantheon of Heroes: Uncovering Philadelphia's Underground Railroad With a Reflection by Dr. Naomi Johnson Booker -- Chapter 8: Octavius Catto and A Quest for Parity: A Monumental Statement -- Chapter 9: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Seventh Ward: Reviving The Philadelphia Negro With a Reflection by Rev. Dr. Charles Howard -- Part III: Twentieth Century. Chapter 10: First African Baptist Church: Sacred Sacrifices and Real Estate Realities -- Chapter 11. Julian Francis Abele: The Unlikely Figurehead of Black Doctors Row -- Chapter 12. Alain Locke: Triple Minority and Native Son -- Chapter 13. Marian Anderson & Sadie Alexander: A Tale of Two Cities With a Reflection by Jillian Patricia Pirtle -- Chapter 14. The All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors: The Prolonged Battle for a Place on the Parkway -- Chapter 15. Paul Robeson: The Philadelphia Retirement of a Renaissance Man -- Chapter 16. The Brief Life of Malcolm X. High School: What's in a Name? With a Reflection by Kenneth Hamilton -- Chapter 17. Reverend Leon Sullivan: North Philadelphia's Lion of Zion With a Reflection by Mable Ellis Welborn -- Chapter 18. Cecil B. Moore: Civil Rights Boss With a Reflection by Karen Asper Jordan -- Chapter 19. Philadelphia's Black Power Movement: Coming Full Circle With a Reflection by Aden Gonzales.
Bibliography (note)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
Cohen, Amy Jane, 1964- author.
Title
Black history in the Philadelphia landscape : deep roots, continuing legacy / Amy Jane Cohen ; with a foreword by Wendell E. Pritchett.
Publisher
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2024.
Type of content
text
Type of medium
unmediated
Type of carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added author
Pritchett, Wendell E., writer of foreword.
Other form:
Online version: Cohen, Amy Jane, 1964- Black history in the philadelphia landscape Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2024 9781439923665 (DLC) 2023034593