Over on Hidden City today you can read the latest scholarship of Keshler Thibert, an excellent tour guide who has been an enthusiastic volunteer with us over the last year.
Thibert writes about Louisa Charlotte Burr, a biracial daughter of Aaron Burr, who made Philadelphia her home for much of her life. Burr’s life, in Thibert’s telling, offers a window into domestic work but also activism and radical abolitionism. Thibert’s essay also touches on the flourishing work of local and family historians, whose work often goes unacknowledged. Read the full piece here:
https://hiddencityphila.org/2020/06/discovering-louisa-charlotte-burr-abolitionist-mother-unsung-hero/