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Pennsylvania Hall was built on this site in 1838 by the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society as a meeting place for abolitionists, and anti-Black rioters burned it to the ground three days after it first opened.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · United States
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National Constitution Center
Civics
Franklin Square
History
Ralph Modjeski
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Some of America's earliest independent African-American organizations began in Philadelphia
Faith
History of Franklin Square
History
Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania & Female Medical College of Pennsylvania
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