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Tommy Caison

Brother Tommy Joshua Caison (he/him) is a North Philadelphia-born, faith-based community organizer and entrepreneur with deep roots in the U.S. South. His work focuses on land reclamation, local democracy, and the building of new Black communities. He is the founder and Executive Director of the Philly Peace Park and CEO of Green Wall St. LLC, an innovation firm.
Posted on April 26, 2021April 30, 2021

Remembering the Spirit of the Bandung Conference

On April 18-24, 1955, delegates from 29 nations from Asia and Africa came together in Bandung, Indonesia for the Konferensi Asia-Afrika. This conference was a gathering of independent nations to discuss issues of sovereignty, racism and colonialism, and became known …

Posted on March 22, 2021March 19, 2021

The Black Movement for Democracy in North Philadelphia, WW2-Present

Third-generation Peacetown resident Brother Tommy Joshua Caison introduces us to his research for Chronicling Resistance.

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Implementation of Chronicling Resistance at the Free Library of Philadelphia is made possible by a generous grant from the Andrew M. Mellon Foundation.

Support for the research and development of “Chronicling Resistance” was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage and continues to support the ongoing programming and exhibitions of the project.

Funding for the Research Revelations podcast was provided by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.

The thirty-five member libraries and archives of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL) collect, care for, and share with a world-wide audience collections that comprise an internationally important body of unique materials for students, scholars and lifelong learners at any level.

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