Philly People, Now Deceased: A History Podcast

Hetty Reckless - The Moral Reform Retreat, 1838 Black Metropolis, West Jersey, Abolition Societies

January 30, 2022 Michiko and Leonard Season 3 Episode 1
Philly People, Now Deceased: A History Podcast
Hetty Reckless - The Moral Reform Retreat, 1838 Black Metropolis, West Jersey, Abolition Societies
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After 1.5 YEARS...(thank you pandemic) we have new content!  Join Michiko and guest Co-Host Philly Historian Michael Idriss as we dive into the life of the incredible, indomintabile, brilliant Hetty Reckless. 


NOTE: And also sign this petition sign this petition created by students at NEHS 
 to have Black Women's names added to the Pennsylvania Female Anti-Slavery Society plaque. 

https://www.change.org/p/tom-wolf-help-to-add-a-black-woman-s-name-to-the-philadelphia-female-antislavery-society-plaque?signed=true


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Amy (Hetty's early name) in West Jersey and escape to Philly
Hetty Meets with the Pennsylvania Abolition Society in Philly
1830 Philly - The Black Metropolis, All the things
The Pennsylvania Female Anti-Slavery Society, The Vigilance Committee
The Moral Reform Retreat
General Thoughts on this region on the edge of the slave empire