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Rediscovering Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

Feb. 20-27, free, various times and locations, 215-735-9598, moonstoneartscenter.org/francesharper.

by Diana Palmieri

Published: Feb 16, 2011

[ black history ]

If you don't know who Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was, you're not alone. Erased from the history books, the African-American poet, novelist and abolitionist had influential roots in Philadelphia, where she wrote her landmark novel, Iola Leroy. To honor her legacy, Moonstone Arts Center is hosting a week's worth of events, including a discussion with Falaka Fattah (who has familial ties to Harper), a graveside memorial and a panel discussion about her pre-Rosa Parks refusal to give up her seat on a Philadelphia trolley to a white man in 1858. A hundred years after her death, Ms. Harper finally gets her day in the sun.

Feb. 20-27, free, various times and locations, 215-735-9598, moonstoneartscenter.org/francesharper.

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