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Ep 1 - Our Great Great Granddaddy, Billy Penn?


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Description

On this episode, the making invisible of a Quaker who stands atop Philadelphia. Join us as we notice the monuments that mold our consciousness.

  • Part 1 - Everywhere but Nowhere
  • Part 2 - Nowhere but Everywhere
  • Part 3 - Fighting Quakers

Education Recommendations

Books

  • How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith (2021)
  • Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape by Lauret Savoy (2015)
  • Discourse on Colonialism by Aimé Césaire (1955) Introduction by Robin D.G. Kelley (2000)

Organizations

  • Indigenous People’s Day Philly
  • 339 Manumissions and Beyond Project
  • Monument Lab

Art & Artists

  • Bob Haozous
    • Video: “Redefining Indigenous Perspectives Through Art and Dialogue with Bob Haozous”
  • Titus Kaphar
  • Nkwiluntàmën by Nathan Young, at Pennsbury Manor

Credits

Gigi Guida, host & producer

Stephanie Mach, interviewee

Dennis Gregg, interviewee

Gabrijela Skoko, voice actress

Maya Keren, musician

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Seen/UnseenBy Gigi Guida