Strawberry Mansion in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Malcolm X

Mural Designed By: Cliff Hudson

— Painted By: Ernel Martinez, James Burns —

<i>Malcolm X</i> Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 19, 2022

1. Malcolm X Marker

Inscription. This mural was restored in 2004 by artist Ernel Martinez. The original mural was designed and painted by Cliff Hudson. Cliff passed away in 2009. He created this mural and many others throughout Philadelphia as part of the Anti-Graffiti Network and the Mural Arts Program.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 2004.

Location. 39° 59.476′ N, 75° 11.113′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Strawberry Mansion. It is at the intersection of Ridge Avenue (County Road 3009) and West Dauphin Street, on the left when traveling south on Ridge Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3215 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia PA 19132, 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

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(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: Strawberry Mansion (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Joe Frazier / Creed of Joe Frazier's Gym (about 600 feet away); Bennie Briscoe / Know the Moves (about 600 feet away); Matthew Saad Muhammed (about 600 feet away); Bernard Hopkins / Boxers' Trail (about 600 feet away); A Home for Patriots… and Tories… / Park Guards and Household Gear (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Woodford Orchard / Woodford's Early Garden and Landscape (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Lewis (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Additional keywords. Malcolm X

<i>Malcolm X</i> Mural image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 19, 2022

2. Malcolm X Mural

"Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today."

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 503 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.