Murder of Black suffrage leader Octavius Catto reveals why Election Day 1871 was one of the most violent in Philadelphia history

October 13, 2026 · 12:19 pm 1 sources

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• Murder of Black suffrage leader Octavius Catto reveals why Election Day 1871 was one of the most violent in Philadelphia history
  This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. · October 13, 2026 12:19
  Philadelphia has given the intersection of 8th and South streets a new name: Octavius Catto Way.