PHILADELPHIA:
A DIVERSE
& INCLUSIVE CITY

THE BIRTHPLACE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
Philadelphia has a storied history of activism and change.

PENNSYLVANIA’S FIRST FRIENDS PUBLIC SCHOOL was founded by William Penn in 1689 to promote education for both genders and acceptance of all races.

HISTORY OF TRAILBLAZING WOMEN Lucretia Mott, 19th century feminist, abolitionist, activist and social reformer helped launch the women’s rights movement and founded the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society in 1833. Barbara Gittings, the “mother of the LGBT civil rights movement,” led progressive initiatives and edited the first widespread lesbian journal.

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE is the oldest continuously-published Black newspaper in the United States, since 1884.

ONE OF THE FIRST GAY RIGHTS PROTESTS IN U.S. HISTORY took place at Independence Hall in 1969.

THE SECOND OLDEST CHINATOWN ON THE EAST COAST, Philadelphia is home to a sizeable Asian and Pacific Islander community.

A PROMINENT HISPANIC COMMUNITY represents over 20 cultural heritages.

A HIGH LEVEL OF ACCESSIBILITY FOR RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS WITH DISABILITIES, Philadelphia offers visitors of all abilities the opportunity to explore popular attractions.

OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS — like Temple University — that reflect students from all backgrounds and educational communities founded on respect, open-mindedness and the appreciation of others.

PhilaDElphiA: A CITY THAT EMBRACES DIVERSITY.
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Things to do in Philadelphia

ATTRACTIONS

AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM IN PHILADELPHIA — the first institution funded and built by a major municipality to preserve, interpret and exhibit the heritage of African Americans | 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia

LEST WE FORGET SLAVERY MUSEUM — the only Philadelphia- area museum with an extensive collection of authentic slavery artifacts | 5501 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia

MOTHER BETHEL A.M.E. CHURCH — the oldest African Methodist Episcopal congregation in the nation and the oldest church property in the United States to be continuously owned by African Americans | 419 South 6th Street, Philadelphia

JOHNSON HOUSE HISTORIC SITE — this home of a Quaker family who worked to abolish slavery and improve living conditions for freed African Americans was a station on the Underground Railroad | 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia

GAYBORHOOD — one of the country’s oldest and largest LGBTQ communities hosts the largest National Coming Out Day festival in the world

GIOVANNI’S ROOM — the oldest LGBTQ & Feminist bookstore in the United States served as a refuge and cultural center at the onset of the modern LGBTQ civil rights movement | 345 South 12th Street, Philadelphia

FRIENDSHIP GATE — the 40-foot tall authentic archway welcomes visitors to Chinatown and was a gift from Philadelphia’s sister city, Tianjin, China | 10th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia