Cedar Park in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hakim's Bookstore

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 26, 2025

1. Hakim's Bookstore Marker

Inscription. Founded in the 1950s by Dawud Hakim, it was the first Black-owned bookstore in Phila. specializing in Black history and titles by Black authors. A civil rights and Black activism gathering space in the 1960s, it was surveilled by the FBI along with other Black bookstores.

Erected 2023 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 39° 57.4′ N, 75° 13.54′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Cedar Park. It is on South 52nd Street south of Walnut Street (Pennsylvania Route 3), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 210 S 52nd St, Philadelphia PA 19139, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and in

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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: Edward Lee Morgan (within shouting distance of this marker); Julian Abele / Dawn Staley (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sadie Alexander / Meek Mill (about 400 feet away); Paul Robeson (approx. ¼ mile away); Rev. Isaac Leeser (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ruth Plumly Thompson (approx. 0.6 miles away); Crystal Bird Fauset (approx. 0.6 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Hakim's Bookstore Marker in front of its namesake image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 26, 2025

2. Hakim's Bookstore Marker in front of its namesake

Nearby mural image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 26, 2025

3. Nearby mural

"Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality."

Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 70 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 28, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.