Meet the Monday Crew: Harrisburg's Capitol Park's African-American quartet

Each Monday, in Harrisburg's Capitol Park, a lively conversation unfolds among Morris Chester, Jacob T. Comptom, William Howard Day, and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. These chats, from 1850 to 1920, resonate with the spirit of the Fifteenth Amendment. Their tale of pursuing equality continues, long after 1870.

Every Monday, a gathering takes place in Capitol Park. Here, four historic figures, Morris Chester, Jacob T. Comptom, William Howard Day, and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, become more than statues. On the Old Eighth Ward map's pedestal, their stories, remnants of the past, overlap. Tuesdays bring 'One Hundred Voices: Harrisburg's Historic African American Community, 1850-1920', unearthing more digital sources. A lost 100 Voices echoes in the park, a testament to history's relics.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata

Written by Leroy

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