#ElectionDay 1871 was one of the most violent in #Philadelphia history.
Armed mobs terrorized Black voters, polling places were forcibly closed and five Black men were killed, including prominent civil rights leader Octavius Catto.
https://theconversation.com/murder-of-black-suffrage-leader-octavius-catto-reveals-why-election-day-1871-was-one-of-the-most-violent-in-philadelphia-history-292879
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