Fairhill in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Robert Purvis
1810 - 1898
— Historic Fairhill Burial Ground —
Father of the Underground Railroad • Library Congress for Colored People • Anti-Slavery Society • General Vigilance Committee • Womens Rights • Prison Reform • Prohibition
What is the attitude of your boasting, braggart republic toward the 600,000 free people of colour, who swell its population and add to its wealth? I have already alluded to the dictum of Judge Taney in the notorious Dred Scott decision. The dictum reveals the animus of the whole government; it is a fair example of the cowardly and malignant spirit that pervades the entire policy of the country. The end of the policy is undoubtedly, to destroy the coloured man, as a man. With this veiw, it says a coloured man, it says a coloured man shall not sue and recover his lawful property; he shall not bear arms and train in the militia; he shall not be a commander of a vessel, not even the meanest craft that creeps along the creeks and bays of your Southern coast; he shall not carry a mailbag, or serve as a porter in a post-office.
Robert Purvis speech at the Anti Slavery Society in Philadelphia in 1860.
Fair Hill Burial Ground
We too often bind ourselfs by authorities rather than by the truth.
Lucretia Mott
Honoring the ancestors that rest in
this page online
Erected 2007 by The Village of Arts & Humanities.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Churches & Religion • Civil Rights • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
Location. 39° 59.801′ N, 75° 8.813′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Fairhill. Marker is on Germantown Avenue just north of West Monmouth Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2926 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia PA 19133, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fair Hill Burial Ground (a few steps from this marker); Civil Rights Mural (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Fair Hill Burial Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fair Hill Burial Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Fair Hill Burial Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Welcome to Fair Hill Burial Ground
Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 59 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 16, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
