To Be Free: An Oral History Project
Posted by Free Library of Philadelphia on May 12, 2026
What does it mean to be free? The Free Library invites everyone to answer this question as part of a new oral history project.
250 years ago, Philadelphia ignited new thinking about freedom. It’s time to check in and see what Philly is thinking today.
The Free Library invites everyone, in every neighborhood of Philadelphia, to join us in this oral history project, To Be Free. Through June come to a Free Library location and share your response to one basic and fundamental question: “What does it mean to be free?”
These recordings will be preserved as a time capsule, offering future generations a glimpse of Philadelphia today.
Learn more and explore all To Be Free times and locations here.
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