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Philadelphia City Hall courtyard, 2014. Photo courtesy of Paul Farber.
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Penn Institute for Urban Research

Most meetinghouses are ¼ of the size of the Arch Street Meeting House, which is so large because it was constructed to hold an annual meeting of Quakers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware. Photo by Brian Kutner.
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Arch Street Meeting House Preservation Trust

A group of activists held the first organized civil rights demonstrations in front of Independence Hall and Liberty Bell in Philadelphia on July 4, 1965. Photo © Mattachine Society.
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Independence Visitor Center Corporation

Timo Andres.
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Timo Andres

Kyle deCamp.
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Kyle deCamp

Daniel Felsenfeld.
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Daniel Felsenfeld

Ellen Lauren. Photo by Chasi Annexy.
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Ellen Lauren

Will Rawls. Photo by Ian Douglas.
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Will Rawls

Kelley Rourke.
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Kelley Rourke

Marýa Wethers.
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Marýa Wethers

Natalie Ball.
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Natalie Ball

John Dichtl.
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John Dichtl

Oliver Herring, Areas for Action. 
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Oliver Herring

Andria Hickey. Photo by Marvin Fong.
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Andria Hickey

Lisa Junkin Lopez.
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Lisa Junkin Lopez

Kimberli Meyer.
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Kimberli Meyer

Jesse Mintz-Roth.
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Jesse Mintz-Roth

Damon Rich.
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Damon Rich

Kate Roberts.
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Kate Roberts

Veronica Roberts
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Veronica Roberts

Lucía Sanromán. Photo by Kate Russell.
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Lucía Sanromán

Rainey Tisdale.
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Rainey Tisdale

Sarah Workneh.
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Sarah Workneh

Erin Carlson Mast.
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Erin Carlson Mast