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NPSLocated near Barry in western Illinois, New Philadelphia is the first town known to be officially registered by an African American. -
Image of Frank and Lucy McWorter is from the change.org petition page.New Philadelphia in Pike County is the first town planned and legally registered in the U.S. by Black people.
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