Posts tagged St. Thomas African Episcopal Church
A Conversation with Michael Idriss on the 1793 Philadelphia Yellow Fever Epidemic
A Conversation with Michael Idriss on the 1793 Philadelphia Yellow Fever Epidemic

Today, we bring you a conversation between Historic America’s Sonali Prillman and Micheal Idriss, who is currently the African American Interpretive Fellow at Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution. Micheal, with his wealth of knowledge on Philadelphia history, takes us back to the mass outbreak of a disease long before the days of COVID19: the Philadelphia Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793.

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The Life and Activism of Henrietta S. Bowers Duterte
The Life and Activism of Henrietta S. Bowers Duterte

As a hub of abolitionist activism and home to a vibrant free Black community, 19th century Philadelphia gave rise to a number of prominent Black Americans. One of them was Henrietta Smith Bowers Duterte, the first woman undertaker in the United States who, on top of being a successful business woman, was also a prominent activist and philanthropist.

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