[COMMUNITY ACTIVISM - PHILADELPHIA] MOBERG, K.H. and S.B. Friedman (eds)

The Powelton Village Broadside! Number 1 - February 5, 1969

[Philadelphia: Powelton Village Tenants' Union, 1969]. 8pp, comprised of four corner-stapled sheets of standard bond; mimeographed. Mild discoloration to margins, else Very Good.

Possibly one-off community newsletter for residents of the Powelton Village neighborhood of Philadelphia. The text singles out the community's largest land-owner, Powelton Village Development Associates, for unfair rent increases and for attempting to displace senior citizens, low-income families, African-Americans, and working-class residents. Invites citizens to a "Public Action to confront PVDA's management with Tenants' Demands;" includes a detailed account of a confrontation between landlords, Philadelphia police, and student-tenants from nearby Cheyney State University, the oldest HBCU in the U.S. OCLC notes a single catalogued copy, in the anarchist studies collection at University of British Columbia.

Price: $35.00

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