Philly Black History Syllabus
The Philly Black History Syllabus: 13 must-read books to understand our city
Philly has made a lot of black history. Nearly 690,000 African Americans live in the city.
- And so, with this large and longstanding community, there’s no shortage of institutions to honor and stars to remember during Black History Month.
- So if you wanted to get a strong grasp of this history, what books should you read?
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- The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study
- Colored Amazons: Crime, Violence, and Black Women in the City of Brotherly Love, 1880-1910
- Saved and Sanctified: The Rise of a Storefront Church in Great Migration Philadelphia (History of African-American Religions)
- The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration