Historical Society of Pennsylvania presents Gallery Talk with 1838 Black Metropolis
Historical Society of Pennsylvania 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesJoin the curators of Free, As One: Black Worldmaking in the Pennsylvania Abolition Society Papers, and 1838 Black Metropolis co-founders Morgan Lloyd and Michiko Quinones for an in-depth look at some of the compelling stories from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) archives. HSP’s newest exhibit highlights themes of Black self-determination and leadership from the 1770s onward in the abolition movement of the Mid-Atlantic region. Drawing from the Pennsylvania Abolition Society (PAS) collection and commemorating the 250th anniversary of its founding, the exhibit refocuses attention on abolition as a global Black-led political movement championed by the PAS. Through an assembly