Tyler DiazApr 1310 min readExploring the Legacy of the Appo Family: A Century of Black Metropolis ExcellenceSPECIAL THANKS is due to Chayanne Marcano—Consulting Researcher Today I’d like to tell you a story of an incredible family. I first...
1838 Black MetropolisMar 289 min readFrom 1820-1842 the Black Community Saved Black Public Schools - TwiceNote that this is a rephrasing of Henry Silcox’s work in his article on education for Black students from 1800-1860. See the full...
1838 Black MetropolisMar 105 min readFinding Benezet Hall; the Civil Rights Center You've Never Heard AboutMany of us are familiar with important Civil Rights sites from the 1960s, like the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Church where the...