Equal Dollars Community Currency: The Story of Our Currency

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Alain LeRoy Locke (1885 – 1954) a native Philadelphian was an American writer, philosopher, educator, and patron of the arts. He is best known for his writings on and about the Harlem Renaissance. He is unofficially called the "Father of the Harlem Renaissance." His philosophy served as a strong motivating force in keeping the energy and passion of the Movement at the forefront.[2]

Locke, the first African American Rhodes Scholar, graduated 2nd in his 1902 class from Central High School and earned degrees in English and Philosophy from Harvard University. He formed part of the Phi Beta Kappa society. Locke was denied admission to several Oxford colleges because of his skin color before finally being admitted to Hertford College, where he studied literature, philosophy, Greek, and Latin, from 1907-1910. In He also studied philosophy at the University of Berlin as well as College de France in Paris. Locke received an assistant professorship in English at Howard University, in Washington, D.C. There he interacted with W.E.B. Du Bois and Carter Woodson, who helped develop his philosophy. Locke returned to Harvard in 1916 to work on his doctoral dissertation, The Problem of Classification in the Theory of Value. In his thesis, he discusses the causes of opinions and social biases, and that these are not objectively true or false, and therefore not universal. Locke received his Ph.D. in philosophy in 1918. Locke returned to Howard University as the chair of the department of philosophy, a position he held until his retirement in 1953. At Howard, he became a distinguished member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. His best known work, The New Negro, a collection of writings by African Americans was published in 1925. Locke has been said to have greatly influenced and encouraged Zora Neale Hurston.
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Falls Bridge
The final natural fall line of the Schuylkill River as it flows to the Delaware River occurs at the Falls of the Schuylkill, or East Falls as it is now known. There have been a variety of bridges constructed to span the Schuylkill at the Falls and they were destroyed by overloading, by the raging icy flood waters of the Schuylkill, or by fire.

The Falls Bridge that is still in use today was erected in 1894-95 by Filbert Porter & Co. It is a Pratt through truss bridge, pin-connected and with a secondary system of bracing. The original plans called for a double-decked bridge, but the upper level was never built.

The original opening of the Falls Bridge in June 1895 was greatly celebrated because it provided a much-needed link between the two sides of the river. The colors of the bridge were quite flamboyant—buff, red, and white. Great was the expectation that this iron bridge would never be swept down the river as had been the case with previous bridges.