When Was Octavius Catto Born?
Octavius Valentine Catto Was a Republican American Educator, Intellectual, and Civil Rights Activist in Philadelphia. He Became Principal of Male Students at...
Octavius Valentine Catto was a Republican American educator, intellectual, and civil rights activist in Philadelphia. He became principal of male students at the Institute for Colored Youth, where he had also been educated.
Where did Octavius Catto grow up?
Catto grew up in Philadelphia and was afforded an excellent education in the city grammar schools, the Academy in Allentown, N.J. to where his family had briefly removed and finally at the Institute for Colored Youth at 715 Lombard St., located in Philadelphia.
What was Octavius V Catto known for?
Octavius Valentine Catto (1839 – 1871) was one of the most influential African American leaders in Philadelphia during the 19th century. Inspired by the Civil War, Catto became an adamant activist for the abolition of slavery and establishment of equal rights for all men, regardless of race.
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