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Quest for Freedom: Washington Square
Meeting place for the early Africans of Philadelphia
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Washington Square in fall
Photo by A. Ajongi
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Underground Railroad Connection
During the city’s early years, Africans would regularly congregate here, speaking in their native languages, cooking and dancing to the rhythms of their homeland. New interpretive signs are scattered throughout the park and reveal its history.
Listen for the Djembe drum near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington Square. Its beat carries memories of the enslaved Africans who were also gathered in the area and named it Congo Square.
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