Opportunities Industrialization Centers
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N 39° 58.715 W 075° 09.966
18S E 485817 N 4425393
They have a philosophy of self-help and a system of developing the whole person.
Waymark Code: WM8FZR
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2010
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Marker Text: Established here in an abandoned jailhouse in 1964, O.I.C. was founded by Rev. Leon H. Sullivan and achieved worldwide recognition as a self-help vocational training center for Blacks which opened job opportunities formerly closed to them.
Marker Name: Opportunities Industrialization Centers
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 11/23/1990
Marker Type: City
Location: 19th & Oxford Sts., Philadelphia
Category: African American, Education
Website: [Web Link]
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