Opportunities Industrialization Centers - Philadelphia PA
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Opportunities Industrialization Centers 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.
Waymark Code: WM16Z0A
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2022
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LOCATION: North 19th Street between Turner and Oxford Sts., Philadelphia PA 19121
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Opportunities Industrialization Centers
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.
Erected 1990 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
Civil Right Type: Race (includes U.S. Civil Rights movement)
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