Logan Square in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Black Student Walkouts

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 2, 2022

1. Black Student Walkouts Marker

Inscription. On Nov. 17, 1967, thousands of middle and high school students organized a citywide walkout to the former Board of Education Building here and were met with police violence. It was one of the largest and earliest youth-led demonstrations in the national ethnic studies movement. Students' demands for culturally inclusive education were realized in 2005 when Philadelphia became the first U.S. school district to mandate African American studies.

Erected 2022 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education • Law Enforcement. A significant historical date for this entry is October 17, 1967.

Location. 39° 57.541′ N, 75° 10.469′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Logan Square. It is on Winter Street just west of North 21st Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2100 Winter St, Philadelphia PA 19103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Francisco de Miranda (about 500 feet away); Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (about 600 feet away); Civil War Soldiers And Sailors Memorial (about 600 feet

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away); A Grand Cultural Boulevard (about 600 feet away); The Franklin Institute (about 700 feet away); Jewish National Fund Council of Philadelphia (about 700 feet away); The Franklin National Memorial / A Grand Cultural Boulevard (about 700 feet away); A Home for Art (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Francisco de Miranda (was about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).

Additional keywords. "CRT"; inclusivity; inclusion; civil rights in education

Black Student Walkouts Marker in front of the Board of Education Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 2, 2022

2. Black Student Walkouts Marker in front of the Board of Education Building

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 630 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.