Event Dates
Feb 11 - Nov 26 2023
Location
Museum of the American Revolution
101 South Third Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Black Founders: The Forten Family Of Philadelphia
James Forten, born a free man of African descent, fought in the war for American independence in 1781, then returned to Philadelphia and became a successful businessman, philanthropist and stalwart abolitionist. This new exhibition chronicles Forten and his descendants’ story from the American Revolution through the lead up to the Civil War and women’s suffrage movement (1776 to 1876).
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