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Lombard Street Riot PA2513 Print E-mail

Here on August 1, 1842 an angry mob of whites attacked a parade celebrating Jamaican Emancipation Day. A riot ensued. African Americans were beaten and their homes looted. The rioting lasted for 3 days. A local church & abolition meeting place were destroyed by fire.
SE corner of 6th and Lombard Streets, Philadelphia. Philadelphia County Pennsylvania.
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