Philadelphia’s first statue of an African American
Unveiled on September 26, 2017, Catto’s statue is 12-foot-tall bronze by Branly Cadet and is the center of a memorial that honors his extensive contributions, from rallying for the desegregation of street cars, to establishing African American baseball clubs.
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