Date / Time
- May 7, 2019
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Topic
A Century After: Exploring the South Philadelphia Riot
In July, 1918, a confrontation at 29th and Ellsworth Streets between Adella Bond and her new neighbors developed into a three-day race riot that spread over more than two square miles of South Philadelphia. After a century of forgetting, makers of public memory are now remembering. Join us as we review, reflect and consider our role in this difficult chapter of Philadelphia history.
Image from The Philadelphia Inquirer 7/29/1918 with the caption, “Crowd at 28th and Federal streets during yesterday’s riots trying to take negroes off Darby car.”
About the Speaker
Professor in American Studies and History at Temple University since 2008, Kenneth Finkel previously served as WHYY’s Executive Director of Arts & Culture Service, Program Officer at the William Penn Foundation and curator of prints and photographs at The Library Company of Philadelphia. Finkel is author of nine books and exhibition catalogues including Nineteenth-Century Photography in Philadelphia (1980) and The Philadelphia Almanac and Citizens’ Manual (1993 and 1994). His essays on cultural matters have appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Washington Post and, since 2011, PhillyHistory.com. Rutgers University Press published a collection of these essays, Insight Philadelphia, in 2018.
Sponsor
Lunchtime Talks at The Rosenbach are sponsored by Lenore Steiner and Perry Lerner.
About Lunchtime Talks at The Rosenbach
New! Enjoy In Conversation Programs at midday with leading scholars, artists, and authors talking about their work. Tea sandwiches and light refreshments included.
Seating is limited; advance registration is strongly recommended.
Date / Time
- May 7, 2019
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm