Lombard_Street_Riot_Historical_Marker_at_6th_and_Lombard_Sts_Philadelphia_PA_(DSC_4614).jpg


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English: Lombard Street Riot. 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 and abolition meeting place were destroyed by fire. (Historical marker located at 6th and Lombard Sts. Philadelphia PA - Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 2005)
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Camera location 39° 56′ 34.63″ N, 75° 09′ 07.35″ W Heading=82.74° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap info

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Lombard Street Riot Historical Marker at 6th and Lombard Sts. Philadelphia PA

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39°56'34.627"N, 75°9'7.351"W

heading : 82.74 degree

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