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History

Tim Hartman: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023
Tim Hartman

Cartoonist Tim Hartman recalls the legacy and message of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

History

George Hofmann: Although it all seems like more than we can handle, we have been here before

November 14, 2020April 19, 2021
George Hofmann

Hindsight is 20/20, and in this tumultuous year, it would serve us well to remember how Americans have previously overcome political divisions that struck the nation’s core.
By George Hofmann

Culture

Tigre Hill: Dr. King and Cecil Moore, very different men united in common cause

January 20, 2020April 19, 2021
Tigre Hill
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One was a hard-charging Marine, the other a practitioner of nonviolent resistance. Segregation at Girard College didn’t stand a chance.
By Tigre Hill

Culture

Kevin Ferris: Dr. King’s rightful place in the history of Philly and the nation

January 20, 2020April 19, 2021
Intern B+L
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Perhaps the civil rights leader’s most significant visit to Philadelphia was in 1959, when he posed for a Liberty Bell photo during a tour of Independence Hall.
By Kevin Ferris

Op-Ed

Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Fathers and sons

Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Fathers and sons

schedule June 15 2025
ink_pen Michael Thomas Leibrandt

It was April 21, 1790, when nearly 28,000 people marched down the streets of Philadelphia. This wasn’t a riot. It […]

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