An interview with actor Johnnie Hobbs and choreographer Patricia Scott Hobbs about the Freedom Theatre in North Philadelphia. 

In an archival recording, the Philadelphia composer and teacher Charles Gilbert talks to his longtime friends about their experiences at the Freedom, including working with founder John E. Allen and his successor Walter Dallas. 

Though this is not a comprehensive narrative, we are pleased to begin sharing the story of this important cultural institution, which changed so many people's lives in the Philadelphia African American community. 

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