Mastodawn

Incredibly cool project in my hometown. || A collaboration between the 1838 Black Metropolis history nonprofit and Swarthmore College is creating a clearer picture of what daily life was like for the roughly 20,000 free Black people living in Philadelphia at that time. || Gift link. #Philadelphia #DiverseCity #FreeBlackPopulation #PreCivilWar
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A new project has turned ‘dry numbers’ into a ‘vivid picture of Black life’ in 1840s Philly

1838 Black Metropolis and Swarthmore College have partnered to compare two censuses taken of Philly's free Black community in the mid-19th century.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

A new project has turned ‘dry numbers’ into a ‘vivid picture of Black life’ in 1840s Philly

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