Abolitionism

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Play about a confrontational Quaker abolitionist in Philly in the 1700s is a show 'for the moment'

Over a century before the Civil War, this radical Quaker agitated for an end to slavery

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Philly abolitionist's descendants donate 184-year-old Bible to Museum of the American Revolution

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New exhibit sheds light on James Forten, Black abolitionist and Revolutionary War fighter

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Over 175 years ago, an enslaved couple escaped to Philadelphia through a daring disguise

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Permanent Harriet Tubman sculpture to be installed outside City Hall

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Traveling Harriet Tubman statue to stand outside City Hall through March

Online database of Philadelphia abolitionist's diary to shed light on Underground Railroad

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