Temple University’s Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection has an extensive collection of materials related to African American history and culture and has grown to over 700,000 items housed in Sullivan Hall. The earliest book in the Block Collection was published in 1600. Standing from left to right are Serkaddis Alemayehu, Diane D. Turner and Robert Houston, who donated his archive during the We Remember and We Recall: North Philadelphia Oral History Project program.

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This year, Temple will host several events across campus to celebrate the significance of Juneteenth, a national holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

The Philadelphia Black Music Archive was developed in partnership with Temple alum, musicologist and educator Frank Johnson

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Charles L. Blockson will forever be remembered as the architect behind one of the most prestigious collections of African American artifacts in the U.S. Since being donated to Temple University in 1984, The Blockson Collection, houses more than 700,000 items relating to the global Black experience, has served as a resource for both the Temple and North Philadelphia communities.

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In addition to Mosley’s photography, the exhibition features a rare collection of original portraits from photography studios that dotted the Atlantic City Boardwalk, artifacts from the private collection of Vicki Gold Levi and images and memorabilia from famous Atlantic City figures and destinations.

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