Vagrancy, generally defined as the act of continuous geographical movement by the poor, often has been interpreted to signify idleness, unemployment, and homelessness. Since the colonial era, it has been a driving social concern in the Mid-Atlantic region, where urban centers, including Philadelphia, attracted poor migrants seeking new economic prospects. Military veterans began organizing in the Philadelphia area during the waning days of the Revolutionary War.
As Pennsylvania and other northern states became havens for enslaved people who sought to escape bondage, free blacks and sympathetic whites organized Vigilance Associations, which operated Vigilance Committees sometimes called Vigilant Committees to protect fugitives and potential kidnap victims. With the Walking Purchase of , Pennsylvania officials defrauded the Delaware Indians out of a vast amount of land, perhaps over one million acres, in the Delaware and Lehigh Valleys.
Dunn, Mary Maples and Richard S. The Papers of William Penn, 5 vols. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, Feldberg, Michael. New York: Oxford University Press, Soderlund, Jean R. Fifth Street, Philadelphia. Share This Page:. Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. City of Brotherly Love. Henry C. Forrest, , Photograph by Sara Hawken.
By Chris Satullo When naming a newborn, you feel the weight of the decision, the fond hope that the right name might provide a push along a hoped-for path. So how did it turn out, this Holy Experiment? But that judgment is neither complete nor fair. It ignores so much evidence. Topics: Tolerance, Intolerance, and Cooperation. Abolitionism Few regions in the United States can claim an abolitionist heritage as rich as Philadelphia.
African American Migration People of African descent have migrated to Philadelphia since the seventeenth century.
Alien and Sedition Acts A culmination of political battles between Democratic-Republicans and Federalists while Philadelphia served as capital of the United States, the federal Alien and Sedition Acts imposed stringent new rules governing political speech and writings, immigration rights, and non-naturalized immigrants.
Almshouses Poorhouses From the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth century, almshouses offered food, shelter, clothing, and medical care to the poorest and most vulnerable, often in exchange for hard labor and forfeiture of freedom. Animal Protection Moral doubt over the cruel usage of animals has a long history in Philadelphia. Armstrong Association of Philadelphia The Armstrong Association of Philadelphia was a social-service organization established early in the twentieth century to assess and address the needs of the African American community.
Black Power Black Power, a movement significant to the black freedom struggle in Philadelphia, came to prominence in the s and s through the combined efforts of local and national organizations including the Church of the Advocate, the Black Panther Party, the Black United Liberation front, and MOVE.
Byberry Philadelphia State Hospital From the arrival of its first patients in to , when the Commonwealth formally closed it down, the Philadelphia State Hospital, popularly known as Byberry, was the home for thousands of mental patients. Christiana Riot Trial During the s, Northern abolitionism developed, Southern defense of slavery hardened, and debates over the expansion of slavery gripped the nation. Co-Working Spaces In the s and s, nearly thirty co-working spaces opened in the Philadelphia area.
Columbia Avenue Riot On Friday, August 28, , a scuffle with police at the busy intersection of Twenty-Second Street and Columbia Avenue sparked a three-day riot involving hundreds of North Philadelphians hurling bottles and bricks at police and looting stores. Country Clubs Country clubs originated in the s as elite, family-oriented havens usually emphasizing golf, but they have never been just about golf or even sports.
Delaware Avenue Columbus Boulevard Delaware Avenue, the north-south thoroughfare closest to the Delaware River in Philadelphia, owes its existence to the richest man in America, who wanted a grand avenue along the central waterfront. Dogfighting The cruel practice of dogfighting has thrived in the shadows of the Philadelphia region for more than years. Dogs For as long as people have inhabited Philadelphia and the surrounding area, dogs probably have been present, too.
Education and Opportunity In the twentieth century, many urban school districts, which had been among the finest in the nation, became some of the most challenged. Educational Reform Since the early nineteenth century, several reform efforts have aimed to improve Philadelphia-area public schools.
Fort Wilson On October 4, , the home of noted Pennsylvania lawyer and statesman James Wilson on the southwest corner of Third and Walnut Streets in Philadelphia became a flash point for Philadelphians divided by politics and class. Free Black Communities In the nineteenth century, Philadelphia and the region surrounding it came to contain free black communities that by most measures were the most vibrant, dynamic, and influential in the United States.
Freemasonry Freemasonry, one of the oldest fraternal societies in the world, arrived in America with migrants from England to Philadelphia, Boston, and other places in the British colonies.
Friends Neighborhood Guild Friends Neighborhood Guild, a Quaker-founded settlement house and neighborhood center in North Philadelphia, for more than a century has helped residents confront urban issues by offering services, participating in neighborhood redevelopment, and acting as a broker for interactions across ethnic and class lines.
Gayborhood In the second half of the twentieth century, the Center City neighborhood that became known as the Gayborhood formed in the vicinity of Locust and Thirteenth Streets. Gothic Literature From the early nineteenth century onward, Philadelphia spawned an abundance of mysterious tales starring shadowy strangers, fantastic happenings, and deadly conspiracies.
Gray Panthers In , Philadelphian Maggie Kuhn , a white middle-class woman and frustrated victim of mandatory retirement at age 65, formed an anti-ageist organization called the Gray Panthers. Greek War for Independence During the Greek War for Independence , when the Greeks of the Morea Peloponessus rose in rebellion after almost four centuries of Ottoman rule, Philadelphians helped to arouse public sentiment and sympathy in favor of the Greeks, raised money and provisions to aid the cause, and lobbied their representatives to recognize Hellenic independence.
Historical Societies Over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Americans started establishing historical societies to collect and preserve historical materials. House of Refuge Established on February 7, , the Philadelphia House of Refuge provided an alternative to prisons for incarcerating juvenile delinquents and child vagrants.
Immigration and Migration Colonial Era European settlement of the region on both sides of the Delaware River dates to the early seventeenth century. International Peace Mission Movement and Father Divine The International Peace Mission Movement, an American communitarian religion founded in the early decades of the twentieth century, established a significant presence in Philadelphia under the leadership of its African American minister, the Reverend Major Jealous Divine, better known as Father Divine ?
Killers The : A Narrative of Real Life in Philadelphia The Killers is a sensational urban gothic tale written by the journalist, novelist, and labor activist George Lippard in Koreans and Korea Although a few Koreans came to Greater Philadelphia in the early twentieth century to study in universities, Koreans became one of the top ten new immigrant groups in the region by Kwanzaa Because of its large African American population and the presence and influence of prominent Black Nationalist individuals and organizations, the Philadelphia area has been especially active in celebrating Kwanzaa, an African cultural holiday that emerged out of the Black Nationalist Movement of the s.
Ladies Association of Philadelphia Philadelphia was a center of patriotic fervor and activity during the American Revolution. Law and Lawyers From its earliest days as an English colony, Pennsylvania needed lawyers to run the government, settle disputes, and keep the peace.
Liberians and Liberia Greater Philadelphia has had close links to Liberia historically. Lynching Lynching, the extralegal killing of a victim by individuals or a mob, notably by hanging or burning, was commonplace in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century. Martin Luther King Jr. Mennonites Philadelphia offered seventeenth-century Mennonite immigrants a gateway to the New World and their first permanent settlement in what would become the United States.
Mormons The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Despite eras of suspicion and the relocation of many its members to the West during the nineteenth century, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints also known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church not only persisted in the Philadelphia region but also grew and spread, especially in the early twenty-first century.
Mount Airy West For more than sixty years, West Mount Airy, nestled in the northwest corner of Philadelphia, has earned a reputation as a national model of racial integration. MOVE MOVE, a controversial Philadelphia-based organization often associated with the Black Power movement, combined philosophies of black nationalism and anarcho-primitivism to advocate a return to a hunter-gatherer society and avoidance of modern medicine and technology. Native and Colonial Go-Betweens During the colonial period, the diversity of the region that became southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and northern Delaware made trade and diplomacy difficult.
Nativism While Philadelphia has not been alone in experiencing sharp undercurrents of nativism, virulent rhetoric and periodic waves of violence aimed at the foreign-born have often wracked the city. Nativist Riots of In May and July , Philadelphia suffered some of the bloodiest rioting of the antebellum period, as anti-immigrant mobs attacked Irish-American homes and Roman Catholic churches before being suppressed by the militia.
Nursing The history of nursing in the Philadelphia area is one of long and storied traditions. Papal Visits Popes use their visits to encourage faith, emphasize their priorities, and fulfill their role as pastors. Pennhurst State School and Hospital During eight decades of continuous operation , Pennhurst evolved from a model facility into the subject of tremendous public scandal and controversy before the federal courts ordered it closed and the remaining residents moved elsewhere.
Pennsylvania Emancipation Exposition Held in in South Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Emancipation Exposition marked the fiftieth anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation with events and exhibits celebrating African American progress. Pennsylvania Hall Pennsylvania gained a reputation as the birthplace of American abolition soon after the American Revolution, but that status caused unrest as debates over slavery grew contentious in the antebellum years. Pennsylvania Prison Society Founded in as the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons, the Pennsylvania Prison Society quickly became a leading advocate for the humane and salutary treatment of the incarcerated.
Philadelphia Film As a form of cinematic activism, Philadelphia attempted to reform the public understanding of AIDS in a time when ignorance and fear of the disease fueled prejudice and hate.
Philadelphia Plan Even as it underwent a painful process of economic restructuring in the years after World War II, Philadelphia garnered national attention from efforts to integrate historically white building trades. Poverty Urban areas in the United States have always attracted destitute persons, including immigrants and internal migrants fleeing even worse poverty and harsher conditions elsewhere.
Prisons and Jails In the late s, on the heels of the American Revolution, Philadelphia emerged as a national and international leader in prison reform and the transformation of criminal justice practices.
Public Baths and Bathing Public bathing became a civil and social imperative in the Philadelphia region and elsewhere in the United States during the second half of the nineteenth century.
Puerto Rican Migration Puerto Ricans migrated to the Philadelphia area in search of better economic opportunities. Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans The centuries-long relationship between the Philadelphia region and Puerto Rico unfolded in four interrelated areas: economic links, political channels, personal networks, and cultural exchange.
Quaker City William Penn , the founder and proprietor of Pennsylvania, had high hopes for Philadelphia. Reminder Days On July 4, , thirty-nine individuals gathered outside Independence Hall to picket for homosexual rights. Videos Beyond Hollywood Hungerlust Pioneers of love. Nina Starner. Give us feedback. Read Next View. Residence Inn by Marriott Philadelphia Airport. Homewood Suites by Hilton University City.
Morris House Hotel. The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia. In November , he issued a proclamation honoring her campaign. The term has shown up in newspapers since at least the late 18th century.
Bennet disagreed: "I think it would not be very likely to promote sisterly affection or delicacy of mind. It looks like a city of brotherly love and sisterly affection.
The earliest known use of the phrase here appeared on the cover of an brothel guide. Imagine a Lonely Planet guide for Philly sex workers, but with ample class judgments and racist reviews.
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