Oct 2, 2018 · The 65-foot high, 120-foot wide mural of 19th century civil rights activist Octavius V. Catto towered over Mayor Jim Kenney in South Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Oct 2, 2018 · A new mural of 19th century Philadelphia activist Octavius Catto shows a collective movement for civil rights.

Jan 9, 2019 · Octavius Catto is an incredibly important historic figure in Philly. In the mid-to-late 1800s, he pushed for voting rights for black citizens, he worked closely with Frederick Douglass, and...

Oct 4, 2018 · PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Mural Arts has unveiled a new work dedicated to 19th century civil rights activist Octavius Catto, who was assassinated at age 32 while trying to rally people to vote in 1871.

Feb 22, 2018 · Four months after a 12-foot statue of Octavius Catto was unveiled outside Philadelphia City Hall, the Mural Arts Program showed off a design to further commemorate the civil rights activist. “If we don’t have reminders of our past, how can we think about our future, right?” Mural Arts founder Jane Golden asked at an ceremony Thursday morning.

Oct 17, 2018 · Expansive mural honoring the legacy of Octavius Catto in collaboration with the Restorative Justice Guild and local students.

Sep 27, 2017 · — Mural Arts (@muralarts) September 13, 2017. Who is Octavius Catto? You might not know, because he’s been left out of mainstream history books. Assassinated at 32 in 1871, Catto was a civil rights activist who fought to desegregate Philadelphia’s trolley system and ratify the 15th Amendment in Pennsylvania.

Artists Willis Humphrey and Keir Johnston are collaborating on a new mural in South Philadelphia, celebrating early civil rights activist Octavius V. Catto in the neighborhood where he lived. The project will engage students in learning about Catto’s life and activism, alongside members of the Restorative Justice Guild.

The design of the new Octavius V. Catto mural that will be installed on an exterior wall of the Universal Institute Charter School in South Philadelphia, the neighborhood where he once lived...

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