Table of Contents
34 relations: Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Battle of Gettysburg, Black church, Blind Tom Wiggins, Center City, Philadelphia, Charlotte Forten Grimké, Collingdale, Pennsylvania, Delaware Valley, Diary, Eden Cemetery (Collingdale, Pennsylvania), Elizabeth Greenfield, Emancipation Proclamation, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Frederick Douglass, Free people of color, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Institute for Colored Youth, J. Sella Martin, Jacob C. White Jr., Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Lebanon Cemetery, Maryland, Octavius Catto, Pennsylvania State University, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Pythians, Racial integration, Roberts Vaux Junior High School, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States Colored Troops, Villanova University.
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
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American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
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Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was a three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces between July 1 and July 3, 1863, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Black church
The black church (sometimes termed Black Christianity or African American Christianity) is the faith and body of Christian denominations and congregations in the United States that predominantly minister to, and are also led by African Americans, as well as these churches' collective traditions and members.
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Blind Tom Wiggins
Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins (May 25, 1849June 14, 1908) was an American pianist and composer.
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Center City, Philadelphia
Center City includes the central business district and central neighborhoods of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Charlotte Forten Grimké
Charlotte Louise Bridges Grimké (Forten; August 17, 1837 – July 23, 1914) was an African American anti-slavery activist, poet, and educator. Emilie Davis and Charlotte Forten Grimké are 19th-century African-American women writers and 19th-century African-American writers.
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Collingdale, Pennsylvania
Collingdale is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Delaware Valley
The Delaware Valley, sometimes referred to as Greater Philadelphia or the Philadelphia metropolitan area, is a major metropolitan region in the Northeast United States that centers around Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-most populous city, and spans parts of four U.S. states: southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, northern Delaware, and the northern Eastern Shore of Maryland.
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Diary
A diary is a written or audiovisual memorable record, with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period.
Eden Cemetery (Collingdale, Pennsylvania)
Eden Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery located in Collingdale, Pennsylvania.
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Elizabeth Greenfield
Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield (1817 – March 31, 1876), dubbed "The Black Swan" (a play on Jenny Lind's sobriquet, "The Swedish Nightingale" and Catherine Hayes's "The Irish Swan"), was an American singer considered the best-known Black concert artist of her time.
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Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation, officially Proclamation 95, was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War.
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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (September 24, 1825 – February 22, 1911) was an American abolitionist, suffragist, poet, temperance activist, teacher, public speaker, and writer. Emilie Davis and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper are 19th-century African-American women writers, 19th-century African-American writers and 19th-century American writers.
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Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, or February 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. Emilie Davis and Frederick Douglass are 19th-century African-American writers.
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Free people of color
In the context of the history of slavery in the Americas, free people of color (French: gens de couleur libres; Spanish: gente de color libre) were primarily people of mixed African, European, and Native American descent who were not enslaved.
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg (Harrisbarrig) is the capital city of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the seat of Dauphin County.
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Historical Society of Pennsylvania
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania is a historic research facility headquartered on Locust Street in Center City Philadelphia.
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Institute for Colored Youth
The Institute for Colored Youth was founded in 1837 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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J. Sella Martin
John Sella Martin (September 27, 1832 – August 11, 1876) escaped slavery in Alabama and became an influential abolitionist and pastor in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Jacob C. White Jr.
Jacob C. White Jr. (1837 – November 11, 1902) was an American educator, intellectual, and civil rights activist.
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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Lancaster County (Pennsylvania Dutch: Lengeschder Kaundi), sometimes nicknamed the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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Lebanon Cemetery
Lebanon Cemetery was an African-American cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, established in 1849.
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Maryland
Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
Octavius Catto
Octavius Valentine Catto (February 22, 1839 – October 10, 1871) was an American educator, intellectual, and civil rights activist. Emilie Davis and Octavius Catto are Burials at Lebanon Cemetery.
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Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State and sometimes by the acronym PSU, is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.
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Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County is the most populous of the 67 counties of Pennsylvania and the 24th-most populous county in the nation.
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Philadelphia Pythians
The Philadelphia Pythians (also Pythian Base Ball Club, Pythian Baseball Club, or the "Pyths") was one of the earliest Negro league baseball clubs, founded in 1865.
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Racial integration
Racial integration, or simply integration, includes desegregation (the process of ending systematic racial segregation), leveling barriers to association, creating equal opportunity regardless of race, and the development of a culture that draws on diverse traditions, rather than merely bringing a racial minority into the majority culture.
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Roberts Vaux Junior High School
The Promise Academy at Roberts Vaux High School (commonly referred to as the Roberts Vaux Promise Academy) is an historic, American high school building that is located in the North Central neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County (Pennsylvania Dutch: Schulkill Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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United States Colored Troops
United States Colored Troops (USCT) were Union Army regiments during the American Civil War that primarily comprised African Americans, with soldiers from other ethnic groups also serving in USCT units.
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Villanova University
Villanova University is a private Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States.
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