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Defined Independence: African Americans in 18th and 19th Century Philadelphia (Online)

Community & CultureCultural & Heritage FestivalsAfrican & Diaspora CultureCommunity & Culture / Cultural & Heritage Festivals
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Virtual/OnlineIndoor venueNightlifeGeneral PublicBlack/African AmericanWomen-ledPanel DiscussionPublic
When:
May 20, 2026 ยท 12:00 AM
Where:
Virtual
Source:
Creative Philadelphia Arts Access Calendar

In this 6 week lecture series we will be discussing the lives, accomplishments and pathways towards independence of 6 African Americans: Ona Judge, the entrepreneurship of The Pepper Pot Women Street Vendors, writer and activist Francis E. W. Harper, silhouette artist and gallerist Moses Williams and baker and community leader Cyrus Bustill. Each person has carved out and defined their own way to independence, autonomy, personhood and economics during a time in Philadelphia where barriers and bi

Bar Events & NightlifeBlack/African AmericanWomen-ledAfrican & Diaspora CultureVirtual/OnlineIndoor venueNightlifeGeneral PublicPanel DiscussionPublic

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  • City coverage

    Virtual

  • Primary source

    Creative Philadelphia Arts Access Calendar

  • Categories

    Community & Culture, Cultural & Heritage Festivals, African & Diaspora Culture

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    Bar Events & Nightlife, Black/African American, Women-led, African & Diaspora Culture