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Free Library of Philadelphia

The Free Library of Philadelphia is the public library system that serves Philadelphia. It is the thirteenth-largest public library system in the United States. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Free Library of Philadelphia has hosted 97 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2000 Interview. The year with the most events was 2021 with 11 events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2002 with an average of 2,148 views per video. Most appearances with Andy Kahan (15), Jason Freeman (10), Tracey Matisak (7). Most common tags: African Americans, World History, African American History.

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    What the Dead Know

    Barbara Butcher talked about being a death investigator in New York City. Over her 20+ year career she has investigated over…

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    Redaction

    Writer and attorney Reginald Betts looked at the relationship between race and incarceration in America. The Philadelphia…

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    Survival of the Richest

    CUNY professor Douglas Rushkoff talked about the plans that a group of tech billionaires are making to survive “The Event,”…

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    Seen and Unseen

    Temple University professor Marc Lamont Hill and journalist Todd Brewster looked at how social media has impacted the…

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