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Resolution 020521

Calling upon the National Park Service to ensure equitable economic participation in opportunities arising from the Liberty Bell Pavilion project and the appropriate memorializing of the eight human beings of African descent held in bondage at that site.

Introduced Sep 12, 2002CITY COUNCILOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember GoodeCouncilmember Reynolds BrownCouncilmember TascoCouncilmember BlackwellCouncilmember RizzoCouncilmember ClarkeCouncilmember KrajewskiCouncilmember OrtizCouncilmember MarianoCouncilmember MillerCouncilmember KenneyCouncilmember NutterCouncil President Verna

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  1. “Whereas, their enslavement existed at the very time when and at the very location where the Founding Fathers were proclaiming that all men are created equal; and Whereas, there were no plans by the Interior Department, the National Park Service or Independence National Historical Park to acknowledge the sacrifice, struggle and great economic contributions of those enslaved African descendents until Avenging the Ances…”

    Councilwoman Tasco · Stated Meeting, May 24, 2007 · May 24, 2007 · official transcript, this passage

  2. “Thank you, Madam President. I wanted to seize the moment and take the time to update everyone on the latest developments regarding both the Liberty Bell and the National Constitution Center. As all of you may remember, we passed Resolution 020521 introduced by my colleague, Councilman W. Wilson Goode, calling upon the National Park Service to ensure equitable economic participation and opportunities arising from the…”

    Councilwoman Brown · Stated Meeting, November 14, 2002 · Nov 14, 2002 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Sep 12, 2002ADOPTED · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Sep 12, 2002READ · CITY COUNCIL
  3. Sep 12, 2002Introduced · CITY COUNCIL

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..Title Calling upon the National Park Service to ensure equitable economic participation in opportunities arising from the Liberty Bell Pavilion project and the appropriate memorializing of the eight human beings of African descent held in bondage at that site. ..Body WHEREAS, The federal government is spending $12 million to build the new Liberty Bell Pavilion near Sixth and Market Streets; and WHEREAS, Historically, Philadelphia has often witnessed the routine exclusion of minority businesses and workers from entrepreneurial and employment opportunities generated by public tax dollars; and WHEREAS, The issue of equitable economic participation in the Liberty Bell project represents added significance in light of the travesty at the site; and WHEREAS, In addition to the moral implications of this issue, there are tangible economic consequences to inadequately addressing this issue; and WHEREAS, Research by the Philadelphia Multicultural Affairs Congress has shown that Philadelphia is currently doing three times as well in attracting African-American visitors than the national average; and WHEREAS, The Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau alone has booked more than $600 million worth of African-American convention business for the City since 1987; now therefore RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That the Council calls upon the National Park Service to ensure equitable economic participation in opportunities arising from the Liberty Bell Pavilion project and the appropriate memorializing of the eight human beings of African descent held in bondage at this site. ..End