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Caught Their Eye

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May 31, 2019
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Mary Winsor, Library Company Shareholder and Suffragist

Shareholder Spotlight: Winsor Sisters

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May 31, 2019
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Student Curators and Program in African American History Staff

From Negro Pasts to Afro Futures: An Exhibition Celebrating African American Creativity and Contributions

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May 31, 2019
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A photo of an unidentified young African American woman is deeply creased as if it were folded and carried around by someone who valued it. It is part of an exhibit at the Library Company of Philadelphia called "Negro Pasts and Afro-futures." (Emma Lee/WHYY)

LCP in the News: Historic African American visions of a life of freedom and elegance

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May 31, 2019
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Slave Ship Diagram from the Library Company Collections

LCP in the News: New exhibition unveils untold story of free Black people in 1800s

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May 31, 2019
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LCP in the News: Positively Philadelphia: New exhibit showcases rare African American art, culture

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May 22, 2019
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colored page from Ghost River

Redrawing History: Now in Technicolor

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May 17, 2019
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Talking in the Library: Season 1 Episode 5

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May 15, 2019
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Reader Spotlight: Michele Navakas on the Cultural History of Coral

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May 8, 2019
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Talking in the Library: Season 1 Episode 4

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April 15, 2019
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Redrawing History: Exhibit One

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April 12, 2019
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Celebrating 20 years of Online Exhibitions: 1999-2019

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April 12, 2019
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Nicole Scalessa, IT Manager and Digital Humanities Coordinator

Nicole H. Scalessa Invited as DVAG Guest Speaker

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March 28, 2019
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Slavery and the Making of Early American Libraries

How Slavery Funded the Library Company and Other Libraries: Lessons in Abolition and the Transatlantic Book Trade

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March 28, 2019
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Talking in the Library: Season 1 Episode 3

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March 15, 2019
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Redrawing History: All the Graphic Details

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March 7, 2019
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Celebrating Black History: Birthright Citizens

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March 7, 2019
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Detail from Vol. 1, no. 1 (December 14, 1844) of the Native Flag, a 2013 gift of Kenneth C. Trotter, Jr.

Reader Spotlight: Zachary Schrag on the Native Flag

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February 24, 2019
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Talking in the Library: Season 1 Episode 2

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February 8, 2019
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Talking in the Library: Season 1 Episode 1

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February 8, 2019
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