Philadelphia Designates Street Where Octavius Catto Was Killed
Philadelphia officials and community leaders renamed the intersection of 8th and South streets Octavius Catto Way to honor the civil rights leader killed there in 1871 while fighting for Black voting rights.
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| Oct 13, 5:19 AM | theconversation.com | Murder of Black suffrage leader Octavius Catto reveals why Election Day 1871 was one of the most violent in Philadelphia history |
| Oct 9, 11:30 AM | phillytrib.com | Late civil rights leader Octavius Catto gets designation on street where his life ended |