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❦ In the year 1838 ❦

Twenty Thousand

free Black Philadelphians built a city inside this city.

The 1838 Philadelphia Black Metropolis is a movement to reclaim, rewrite and restore the histories of this population so that their local, national and global impact are never lost again.

Reclaim.
Rewrite.
& Restore. Meet the People →
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The People of the
Black Metropolis

Twenty thousand free people built the Black Metropolis. These are some of the men and women we have found again — in photographs, engravings, and portraits.

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What we do
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Our recent
findings

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❦ Notice to the public

Discover untold histories

Fifteen ways in. Pick the one that pulls at you; the rest will still be pasted up when you get back.

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1838 Black Metropolis is a registered non-profit 501(c)3. Donations are tax-deductible.

1838
Black Metropolis, Inc.
Philadelphia, Penn.