Did you know that at one time Philadelphia had the largest free black population in the United States? Philly is a central part of the history of African Americans and I love taking advantage of the primary resources and artifacts of the the city to learn more about the role that blacks played in nation's development.
Thank you to those of you who accompanied me on this years first African American history trip to Mother Bethel's Richard Allen Museum and the Black Founders exhibit at the Library Company of Philadelphia. I would love to hear your thoughts on the trip itself and your learnings from it. Richard Allen's story and the exhibits we saw at the Library Company tell only a small part of the history of blacks in this city.
What questions has this trip left unanswered or created for you? What are some other trips I should set up or how could this one have been improved?
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