Defining the terms that define Philadelphia
What does “City of Brotherly Love” mean? How about “Green Country Town”? “Cradle of Liberty”?
They’re the terms we use to define Philadelphia. They’re on tourist maps, historic signs, neighborhood flags. But what do they mean in definition, and what should they mean to us?
In partnership with the Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia project, WHYY/NewsWorks News Director Chris Satullo will examine these terms in their most literal and figurative forms. Check out his thoughts on “Brotherly Love” in the first part of the series.
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