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NEWS

Our mission to ensure this history is never forgotten means we are doing things online and in person all over the region. Here are some of the highlights.

Press
Releases

3/5/24 - Unveiling Untold Histories: Black Women and Youth Lead the Charge in 1838 Black Metropolis' National Recognition

3/5/24 - Unveiling Untold Histories: Black Women and Youth Lead the Charge in 1838 Black Metropolis' National Recognition

1/20/2025 -1838 BLACK METROPOLIS ANNOUNCES TWO HISTORIC INITIATIVES: "FREE, AS ONE EXHIBIT" AND "BLACK PHILADELPHIA IN THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES CONFERENCE

7/5/2024 - 1838 Black Metropolis Assists Lawnside Historical Society To Win $34,180 Federal Grant To Digitize Collections

4/14/2024 - 1838 Black Metropolis Wins Two Awards

3/30/2024 - 1838 Black Metropolis Partners with The Black Journey Walking Tour to Expand Tour Date and Times

3/5/24 - Unveiling Untold Histories: Black Women and Youth Lead the Charge in 1838 Black Metropolis' National Recognition

1838 BLACK METROPOLIS ANNOUNCES TWO HISTORIC INITIATIVES: "FREE, AS ONE EXHIBIT" AND "BLACK PHILADELPHIA IN THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES CONFERENCE

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1838 Black Metropolis Assists Lawnside Historical Society To Win $34,180 Federal Grant To Digitize Collections

2024 Winner of Pennsylvania Abolition Society Grant

PreservationAlliance

2024 Award Winner of the Young Friends of the Preservation Achievement

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Morgan Spoke About William Still on HSP's Resurrecting Voice Podcast

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We are Now a Member of the National Park Service's Reconstruction Era National Historic Network!

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Conducted Teacher Professional Development Workshop with the School District of Philadelphia

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We are Now a Member of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance

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Franklin Fountain is Supporting Us for Black History Month!
Go get your Ice Cream and thank Augustus Jackson

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Michiko Spoke About the Black Metropolis on HSP's Resurrecting Voice Podcast

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Morgan Spoke About Black Metropolis on American 250 PA Podcast

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Meet our New Mellon Intern Tyler
He's doing work on 19th Century Black Musicians in Philadlephia

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We Contributed to Free Library's Mini-Jawns Podcast

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Recipient of the Library Company of Philadelphia's 2023 Innovation Award
We are so honored to the receipient of this year's award. Stay tuned as we use the resources we've just won to develop upcoming public programming.

Renewed for another year for Camden Historical Fellowship
Morgan's fellowship with Camden has been extended for another year based on the innovative and creative work she's been doing in helping us to visualize and connect with our ancestors.

Meet our Intern Jordan!
Jordan Gibson is our 2023 CDFI Intern and we are so excited she's here! She'll be helping us study the Daughters of Africa, a Black women's group founded in 1825.

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Partnering with HSP to build a teacher workshop
We are partnering with HSP to develop a teacher's workshop around early 19th Century Black history in Philadelphia. Possible through a generous grant from Villanova University /LePage.

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Presented to the School District of Philadelphia Africana Studies Program
We were so honored to participate in the Africana Studies Program supporting the amazing Ismael Jimenez as he ensure s Black history is an important part of the curriculum.

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Working to Catalog the Collection of the Lawnside Historical Society
Michiko is leading an effort to help LHS catalog it's rich archive of Black history. Lawnside was a freedom town before the civil war and the first independent Black municipality north of the Mason-Dixon line.

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