Philadelphia to honor black activist with City Hall statue
PHILADELPHIA (AP) " A century before the fight to end Jim Crow segregation laws, Octavius Valentine Catto was leading a civil rights movement in Philadelphia.The 19th-century educator and activist fought for a better education for black students, led efforts to desegregate the city's street cars and pushed for equal voting rights " all before he was killed at age 32. His contributions to American democracy rival some of the country's most celebrated patriots, yet his story has [...]
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