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New Philadelphians and great-grandchildren of town founder Frank McWorter with the pigs they were raising, circa 1920. (Courtesy) Gerald McWorter grew up hearing a story about his great-great-grandfather who he later realized was an under-appreciated figure in American history. Free Frank McWorter was born into slavery, but he came to buy his freedom in 1819. Then in 1836, he became the first Black person to legally plan a community in the U.S. He founded the abolitionist town of New Philadelphia in western Illinois a free state. The town no longer exists, but the National Park Service has completed a study considering the site for entry into the National Park System.

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