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The African American Museum in Philadelphia
Life-sized 3D characters greet visitors at The African American Museum in Philadelphia’s permanent exhibition, Audacious Freedom – African Americans in Philadelphia, 1776-1876. As they speak fervently about their lives, beliefs and aspirations in 18th-century Philadelphia, listeners are immersed in their world. The interactive timeline guides people through 100 years of...
Credit: Photo by G. Widman for GPTMC
Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church
Located in the Society Hill neighborhood of Historic Philadelphia, Mother Bethel A.M.E Church sits on the oldest parcel of land continuously owned by African-Americans and includes a former church structure that doubled as a hostel for escaped enslaved Africans traveling the Underground Railroad....
Credit: Photo by R. Kennedy for GPTMC
Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church
This stained-glass window honors Richard Allen who founded Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church as the mother church of the nation’s first black denomination. Located in the Society Hill neighborhood of Historic Philadelphia, Mother Bethel doubled as a hostel for escaped enslaved Africans traveling the Underground Railroad....
Credit: Photo by R. Kennedy for GPTMC
Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church
Located in the Society Hill neighborhood of Historic Philadelphia, Mother Bethel A.M.E Church was a stop on the Underground Railroad and is the second-oldest African-American congregation in the country....
Credit: Photo by G. Widman for GPTMC
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