Insight Philadelphia: Historical Essays Illustrated 

Did you know that 100 years ago there were violent race riots in South Philadelphia? Kenneth Finkel tells nearly 100 fascinating stories in his new bookINSIGHT PHILADELPHIA in a succinct, compelling way. Some stories are quirky: early gas stations designed to resemble classical temples, or the saga of the museum that acquired a 2000-year-old Greek statue, then had it demolished with a sledgehammer. Other stories turn serious: the tragic deaths of child laborers in the city's textile mills and a century-old case of racial profiling that led to a stationhouse murder. 

 Historian Kenneth Finkel introduces readers to the many brave souls and colorful characters who left their mark on the city, from the Irish immigrant "coal heavers" who initiated the nation's first general strike-to the teenage Josephine Baker making a flashy debut on the Philadelphia stage.

Illustrated with scores of rare archival images, Insight Philadelphia will give readers a new appreciation for the people and places that make the City of Brotherly Love so unique. 

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Kenneth Finkel  is a professor of history at Temple University in Philadelphia, and the author of nine books on Philadelphia. He was a former curator of prints and photographs at the Library Company of Philadelphia, program officer at the William Penn Foundation, and executive director of arts and culture service at WHYY.

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https://hiddencityphila.org/2018/09/new-book-gives-insight-into-uncovering-philly-history/