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Revolutionary City Walking Tour

Saturdays & Sundays at 2 p.m.

Join an educator to explore our Revolutionary neighborhood and imagine what life was like in the 1700s. This one-hour guided tour covers about a mile and stops outside iconic sites including City Tavern, Independence Hall, and Carpenters Hall to discuss the experiences of everyday people in the Revolutionary era.

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    Mar 24
    Visitors Look At A Portrait Of Charlotte Vandine Forten In Black Founders Credit Moar
    Lectures & Discussions AmRev Presents

    AmRev Presents: Black Founders Women’s History Night with Kerri Greenidge

    March 24, 2023 from 5:15-8 p.m.
    Join Dr. Kerri K. Greenidge, author of The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family, for an evening discussion on our Black Founders exhibit, the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society, and more.
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    Apr 12
    Book cover of A Gentleman of Color book alongside headshots of Julie Winch and Kip Forten Jacobs.
    Lectures & Discussions Read the Revolution Speaker Series

    Read the Revolution Speaker Series with Julie Winch, Featuring Atwood "Kip" Forten Jacobs

    April 12, 2023 from 6:30-8 p.m.
    Historian Dr. Julie Winch joins the Museum to reflect on her groundbreaking biography, A Gentleman of Color: The Life of James Forten, and will be joined by Forten's great-great-great-great grandson, Atwood “Kip” Forten Jacobs.
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    May 17
    State Of The Museum Address
    Lectures & Discussions

    DATE CHANGE | 2023 State of the Museum Address

    May 17, 2023 from 6-8 p.m.
    Museum Members are invited to join us onsite and online for the fifth annual State of the Museum Address delivered by President & CEO Dr. R. Scott Stephenson
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    Jun 06
    A Read the Revolution graphic features images of book covers for Liberty's Daughters and 1774 alongside author Mary Beth Norton's headshot.
    Lectures & Discussions Read the Revolution Speaker Series

    Read the Revolution Speaker Series with Mary Beth Norton

    June 6, 2023 from 6:30-8 p.m.
    Author and historian Dr. Mary Beth Norton joins the Museum for a special presentation titled, “Gender and American Resistance to British Authority, 1765-1775: A Reassessment,” as part of the Museum's Read the Revolution Speaker Series.
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