New Name for College Avenue Honors Civil Rights Activists in North Philly

On Friday, October 4, North College Avenue was officially given the honorary name of Freedom Fighters Way. The renamed street runs along the side of Girard College, the 43-acre boarding school surrounded by a 10-foot high, 14-inch-thick stone wall. Nearly 60 years ago, these walls saw round-the-clock protest marches that…

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