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Murder of Black suffrage leader Octavius Catto reveals why Election Day 1871 was one of the most violent in Philadelphia history

Murder of Black suffrage leader Octavius Catto reveals why Election Day 1871 was one of the most violent in Philadelphia history

Philadelphia has given the intersection of 8th and South streets a new name: Octavius Catto Way.

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Timothy Welbeck

Philadelphia will celebrate Ona Judge Day to honor Martha Washington’s enslaved maid who made a daring escape to freedom

Ona Judge was 1 of 9 people George Washington owned when he lived in the President’s House in Philadelphia. The city will recognize her legacy each...

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Timothy Welbeck

How Trump erased the story of George Washington’s slave, Ona Judge, who fled from Philadelphia to freedom

In late January, the National Park Service dismantled the slavery exhibit at Philadelphia Independence National Historic Park.

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Timothy Welbeck

Martha Washington’s enslaved maid Ona Judge made a daring escape to freedom – but the National Park Service has erased her story from Philadelphia exhibit

Ona Judge was one of 9 people George Washington owned when he lived in the President’s House in Philadelphia.

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Timothy Welbeck