Museum object · Slavery and Freedom Objects
Why Colored People in Philadelphia are Excluded from the Street Cars
1866
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A bound pamphlet titled “Why Colored People in Philadelphia are Excluded from the Street Cars.” The booklet is printed with black text on yellowed paper. Printed in black text at the top of the page is [PRICE TEN CENTS]. The top right corner has Illegible handwritten text in graphite. A circular stamp in black ink on the cover in the top right corner reads [NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY / FORD COLLECTION]. Stamped blue text on the cover in the top right corner reads [681573]. There are 27 pages.
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Catalog reference: 2010.1.42
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