In Pursuit: Philadelphia and the Making of America

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A film and conversation examines how Philadelphia’s past and present continue to shape the American story.

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Film + conversation examining how Philadelphia’s past and present continue to shape the American story. Join us on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, from 6:00–8:30 PM at St. Martin in the Fields Church for a special screening of Revolution (1963-1967) , the eighth episode of In Pursuit: Philadelphia and the Making of America , a groundbreaking 10-part documentary series produced by History Making Productions. Presented in partnership with the Chestnut Hill Local , this screening invites audiences to explore the complicated origins of Philadelphia and the ideals of religious freedom, coexistence, and equality that helped shape the American experiment. ------ Episode 8 Overview: Revolution (1963-1967) Is a third founding possible? Civil rights leaders press the Kennedy administration on longstanding demands for jobs, schools, housing, and justice — and in Philadelphia, the fight takes on a fierce, local urgency. Attorney and former Marine Cecil B. Moore demands that federally funded job sites open to Black workers, a push that evolves into the Philadelphia Plan for affirmative action. Reverend Leon Sullivan organizes boycotts of companies refusing to hire Black workers. Moore then sets his sights on Girard College — a school for white orphan boys surrounded by Black residents — leading daily protests and ultimately inviting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to join the cause. A judge orders the school to integrate.

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