Seventh Ward of Philadelphia
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The Seventh Ward of Philadelphia was a historically Black neighborhood in late 19th-century Philadelphia, best known as the community meticulously documented by W.E.B. Du Bois in his pioneering sociological study *The Philadelphia Negro*.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative ward
ⓘ
historical neighborhood ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African American history
ⓘ
race relations in the United States ⓘ urban sociology ⓘ |
| city | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| documentedBy | W.E.B. Du Bois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicCharacter | predominantly African American ⓘ |
| hasDemographicFeature | concentrated Black middle class and working class in 19th century ⓘ |
| hasNotableResearcher | W.E.B. Du Bois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSocioeconomicIssues |
discrimination
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poverty ⓘ segregation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | no longer exists in original form as a distinct Black neighborhood ⓘ |
| influencedField |
sociology of race
ⓘ
urban studies ⓘ |
| influencedWork | development of Du Bois's concept of the color line ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being subject of W.E.B. Du Bois study "The Philadelphia Negro"
ⓘ
historically Black population ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| partOf | wards of Philadelphia ⓘ |
| significance |
early empirical study of an African American urban community
ⓘ
foundation for American urban sociology ⓘ |
| studiedIn | "The Philadelphia Negro" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studyType | sociological study ⓘ |
| timeOfMostIntenseStudy | 1890s ⓘ |
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