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BLACK
DOCENTS
COLLECTIVE

Our Mission is to educate, empower and heal

the Philadelphia African American community

through the celebration of our history, culture and African values. 

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Contact: blackdocents@gmail.com

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BLACK PHILLY HISTORY SHORTS
 videos on the history they never told you

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JOIN US!

If you...

  • Value, respect and have a passion for the African American experience and community.

  • Recognize that African American History is foundational to American History.

  • Take scholarship and connect it to the history of this space.

  • Are an active Docent or Tour Guide.

  • Are a Student of African American History.

  • Are a self-taught Individual with a passion for African American History

NOW ACCEPTING NEW MEMBERS

If you enjoy . . .

  • Telling a good story.

  • Meeting new people and interacting with diverse audiences, age groups, and learning styles.

  • Participating in ongoing learning.

 

If you are interested in joining this dynamic, motivated group and providing an indispensable service to thousands, we welcome your application.

FILL OUT THE APPLICATION

Fill out this application

EMAIL IT TO US

blackdocent@gmail.com

Expect a few weeks before we get back to you

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PROJECTS
Group and Individual Projects

EDEN BIOGRAPHIES
Surfacing the life stories of prominent Philadelphians buried at Eden  

Stephen Smith

Frances Ellen

Watkins Harper

Nathaniel DePee

MICHAEL'S STEPHEN SMITH RESEARCH
Ensuring preservation of our important figures and sites

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Docent Michael Clemmons worked with Professor Donna Rilling to successfully preserve the Smith-Whipper House.

JEWELL'S PHOTOS OF UGRR SITES
Winners in the National Park Services' First Network to Freedom Photo Contest

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John Dickenson Plantation

Dover, DE

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Appoquinimink Friends Meeting House

Odessa, DE

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Park Street Cemetary

Florence, MA

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ABOUT US >

We met through our work as Docents at the African America Museum in Philadelphia.  In 2020, the global pandemic started to limit our interactions within the museum, we realized that we need to share our gift for telling our story everywhere in Philadelphia and so we formed that same year to do so. 

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