Recognizing July 5, 2026, as “Martyrs Day in Philadelphia” to honor the memory of five Philadelphians - Octavius Catto, Levi Bolden, Jacob Gordon, Moses Wright, and Isaac Chase - who were slain while...
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Officially: “Recognizing July 5, 2026, as “Martyrs Day in Philadelphia” to honor the memory of five Philadelphians - Octavius Catto, Levi Bolden, Jacob Gordon, Moses Wright, and Isaac Chase - who were slain while attempting to exercise their right to vote after the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment.” Read the full text
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Resolution
Where it is
ADOPTED (latest official status) · May 28, 2026
CITY COUNCIL
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