Talks & Tours Member Mornings

Member Morning: Black Founders Special Exhibition Tour

November 5, 2023, at 9:30 a.m.

Three visitors look at a pew from Mother Bethel AME Church in the Museum's Black Founders exhibit.

Join fellow Museum Members on the first Sunday of every month for special Members-only tours of our galleries, special exhibitions, and historic neighborhood.

On Sunday, Nov. 5, at 9:30 a.m., Museum Members are invited for a 45-minute guided tour of our special exhibition, Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia, before it closes on Nov. 26. Throughout the tour, explore the life and legacy of free Black Philadelphian, Revolutionary War privateer, and successful businessman James Forten and his descendants as they navigated the American Revolution and cross-racial relationships in Philadelphia to become leaders in the abolition movement in the lead-up to the Civil War and the women's suffrage movement.

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A father holds his child as they look at the Forten family tree in the Museum's Black Founders exhibit.

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Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia

Now Open Daily, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

In our newest special exhibition Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia, explore the story of James Forten and his descendants as they navigated the American Revolution and cross-racial relationships in Philadelphia to later become leaders in the abolition movement in the lead-up to the Civil War.

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