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The Mayor Who Freed Black Children Sold Into Slavery: Why Joseph Watson Deserves More Than Silence from Philadelphia

By James WilliamsIn the crowded hall of Philadelphia’s civic heroes, names like Rizzo, Green, and Dilworth echo through buildings, boulevards, and bronze plaques. But there’s one mayor whose name remains conspicuously absent from the city’s public landscape—Joseph Watson, Philadelphia’s 57th mayor. His omission isn’t just a civic oversight; it’s a moral failure in how we remember those who used their power to protect the powerless.From 1824 to 1…
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uptownstandard.com broke the news in Philadelphia, United States on Sunday, July 20, 2025.
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