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From YouTube: Councilman Green Honors the Montier Family 3-15-2018
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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, March 15, 2018:
Councilman Derek Green (At Large) leads a presentation honoring the Montier Family of Philadelphia and Cheltenham and recognizing their historical significance and contributions to our region.
A
B
B
Just
last
month's
you
know,
February
is
Black
History
Month,
but
we
all
know
black
history
is
American
history,
and
this
unique
family
I
think
crystallizes
the
unique
history
of
our
country.
The
fact
that
their
lineage
goes
back
to
the
first
mayor
of
this
city
and
just
having
an
opportunity
about
their
role
in
the
Philadelphia
Jon
Hamm
was
phenomenal.
I
thought
very
important
that
we
highlight
this
unique
family
and
their
history
and
how
it
symbolizes
our
country
so
give
me
great
honor
to
present
this
resolution.
B
C
Whereas,
in
spite
of
the
vital
role
in
the
formation
of
the
white
abolitionist
movement,
some
Quakers,
including
Marais,
were
slaveholders
and
whereas
upon
the
death
of
Humphrey
Marais
bequeathed
in
his
human
property
to
his
children,
and
one
enslaved
woman
known
as
Cora,
Mona
or
movie,
went
to
the
home
of
the
youngest
son
Richard
and
whereas
Richard
meringue
and
Carmona
fell
in
love
and
married
and
had
five
children.
A
rare
example
from
the
time
and
place
in
history
of
consensual
relationships
between
men
of
European,
descent
and
women
of
African
descent.
C
Whereas
after
richard
died,
Cremona
who
was
left
a
hundred
and
ninety-eight
acres
of
land.
In
his
we'll
met
in
in
1766
married
Jean
Monti
year,
a
black
man
of
French
Caribbean
descent,
and
they
later
had
one
son
and
whereas
the
Mountaineer.
Okay,
the
Mountaineers.
My
tears,
including
the
children
of
Richard
and
Cremona,
built
a
homestead
in
Cheltenham
where
they
lived
and
made
boots
and
shoes
and
established
a
shop
in
Philadelphia
which
went
on
to
prosper
and
bring
them
considerable
wealth.
And.
D
And
whereas
those
rare
and
unique
examples
of
American
art
were
handed
down
through
several
generations
of
Mon
tears
and
were
privately
held
until
one
descendant
William
Dickens.
Third,
inspired
by
the
historic
election
of
the
first
black
president
of
the
United,
States
lent
them
to
the
Philadelphia
Museum
of
Art
for
the
public
display.
And
whereas
the
history
of
the
Mon
tiers
dating
back
more
than
three
centuries,
including
the
portraits
of
Hyrum
and
Elizabeth.
B
Whereas
the
store
the
Mon
tears
remind
us
that
this
nation
would
not
have
been
built,
if
not
for
the
efforts
of
a
broad
and
diverse
group
of
individuals,
all
of
whom
deserve
a
share
of
the
prosperity
it
creates.
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
about
a
Council
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
Now
this
council,
that's
here
by
honor,
the
Mon
tier
family,
a
foot
off
and
shun
him
and
recognizing
historical
significance
and
contributions
to
our
region.
B
E
E
We
thank
the
City
Council
and
this
wonderful
City,
the
nation's
capital,
way
back
when
we've
been
here
348
years
in
Philadelphia,
and
we
greeted
guys
like
Thomas,
Jefferson
and
James
Madison,
Benjamin
Franklin
right
here
in
this
city,
the
Mon
tears
the
mo
rays,
who
are
here
growing
prospering,
trying
to
shape
the
mores
and
folkways
of
our
nation
and
behind
me
you
see
the
the
heirs
of
all
of
that
work.
Our
tendrils
extend
across
this
land
around
the
world.
We
have
one
cousin
who
came
in
from
Brussels,
so
we're
everywhere
and
anywhere
America
needs
us.