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From the early stirrings of unrest in Boston to the opening shots of the War of Independence, and from signing of the Declaration of Independence to the creation of the American Republic, the Museum of the American Revolution explores the ideas, events, and legacies of America's revolutionary beginnings.

As host of the Society of the First African Families of English America, our invited guests will have full access to the museum and an array of  best-in-class exhibits, as well to our phenomenal programing for the day. 

Museum exhibits that will be on display for our guests includes:

 
  • Witness to Revolution: The Unlikely Travels of Washington’s Tent. From the Revolutionary War to the present day, generations of Americans and visitors from abroad have found inspiration in the presence of General George Washington’s headquarters tent. Today, this remarkable artifact is pitched in Philadelphia at the Museum of the American Revolution, where more than one million visitors have learned about Washington’s leadership and America’s ongoing experiment in liberty, equality, and self-government through an immersive presentation.
 
  • The Road to Independence:  How did people become Revolutionaries? Discover how the American Colonists – most of them content and even proud British subjects – became Revolutionaries as the roots of rebellion took hold.
 
  • The Darkest Hour: How did the Revolution survive its darkest hour? Explore how America would soon learn that it was one thing to declare independence, and quite another to secure it.
 
  • A Revolutionary War: How Revolutionary was the war? Explore the final years of the American War for Independence from the perspectives of the diverse people who lived through it.

For more information on the exhibits that will be available to you the day of the conference please visit:  https://www.amrevmuseum.org/at-the-museum/exhibits.

 

The Black Journey: African-American History Walking Tour of Philadelphia 

The walk takes you on an engaging journey through Philadelphia's rich Black history before the city's founding. It examines communities of the past and the often-untold stories of some of the nation's most prominent figures.

Philadelphia had the largest population of free people of African descent during slavery and was the headquarters for the Easter Underground Railroad.

  • Mother Bethel AME Church. Walk on hallowed ground at Mother Bethel AME Church, the mother church of the nation's first black denomination. Founded in 1787, the church rests upon the oldest parcel of land in the United States, continuously owned by African Americans. LOCATION: 419 6TH STREET, Philadelphia, PA. Call to schedule a tour at 215-925-0616.
  • African American Museum in Philadelphia. Founded in 1976 to preserve, interpret, and exhibit the heritage of African Americans. Throughout its evolution, the museum has objectively interpreted and presented African Americans' achievements and aspirations from pre-colonial times to today. LOCATION: 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA (site of Friday's Black Tie Reception). 
  • The President's House: Freedom and Slavery in the Making of a New Nation explores the paradox of slavery and freedom at the site of the nation's first executive mansion. LOCATION: 600 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19106
  • Patriot of African Descent Valley Forge National Historical Park. The bronze statue depicts three soldiers of African descent on the front, and on the back, the words: "In Honor of the PATRIOTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT who served, suffered, and sacrificed during the Valley Forge Encampment 1777-1778." NOTE: 30 minute drive from downtown. 
  • Paul Robeson House and Museum. The Paul Robeson House is dedicated to Robeson's legacy and life achievements. Located at 4951 Walnut Street. Philadelphia, PA. Tours by appointment     Call 215-747-4675. NOTE. Currently closed for repairs. 
  • Octavius Catto Memorial. Before his assassination on election day, October 10, 1871, Catto was a civil rights leader and an educator in Philadelphia.  Located on the Southwest corner of City Hall.