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EPISODE · Feb 17, 2026 · 16 MIN

First Abolitionist Society in America

from The 52 Weeks of Firsts Podcast · host Visit Philly

This episode uncovers how one woman’s fight for her children sparked the creation of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society: the first organization of its kind in the world. Host Marisa Magnatta is joined by Philly Media Personality Tomika Bryant, to explore how Dinah Nevil, a woman of Lenape and African descent, forced the "City of Brotherly Love" to confront its own contradictions, and how a small group of reformers turned a personal tragedy into a blueprint for justice that still operates today.

This episode uncovers how one woman’s fight for her children sparked the creation of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society: the first organization of its kind in the world. Host Marisa Magnatta is joined by Philly Media Personality Tomika Bryant, to explore how Dinah Nevil, a woman of Lenape and African descent, forced the "City of Brotherly Love" to confront its own contradictions, and how a small group of reformers turned a personal tragedy into a blueprint for justice that still operates today.

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