theconversation.com/murder-of-black-suffrage-leader-octavius-catto-reveals-why-election-day-1871-was-one-of-the-most-violent-in-philadelphia-history-292879 Murder of Black suffrage leader Octavius Catto reveals why Election Day 1871 was one of the most violent in Philadelphia history
Philadelphia just renamed a street for Octavius Catto, the civil rights leader assassinated there 155 years ago on Election Day. He was already the first Black individual honored with a statue among the city's 1,500 public monuments.
— via The Conversation — History, Timothy Welbeck, Director of the Center for Anti-Racism, Temple University
