Please join us for a student-led walking tour of the Columbia Avenue uprising of 1964, highlighting the history of police violence in North Philly and how Temple responded to the three days of unrest.
Monday, April 20th
12pm
Meet at 22nd and Cecil B. Moore (or walk over together from Temple at 11:40)
One of the first civil rights uprisings of the 1960s began in North Philadelphia in August 1964. The Columbia Avenue rebellion transfigured the area around Cecil B. Moore Ave. and Temple University, and it marked a watershed in the city’s racial politics. Yet there are no public memorials, markers, or murals dedicated to grappling with these three days of unrest in August, 1964.
Students in Honors History of the U.S. City in Nine Uprisings are offering a free walking tour to commemorate this pivotal event in the city’s history. The tour will last roughly 1.5 hours and will be followed by a small reception at the Temple Honors Program on the second floor of Tuttleman Hall.
QUESTIONS: Contact Prof. Bench Ansfield at bench.ansfield@temple.edu. More details will be shared via email closer to the event.
