Octavius Catto
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1839 – 1871
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Who was Octavius Catto?
Octavius Valentine Catto was a black educator, intellectual, and civil rights activist. He was also known for being a cricket and baseball player in 19th-century Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Catto became a martyr to racism, as he was shot and killed in election-day violence in Philadelphia, where ethnic Irish attacked black men to prevent their voting.
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- Born
- Feb 22, 1839
Charleston - Also known as
- Octavius Valentine Catto
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
- Lived in
- Philadelphia
- Died
- Oct 10, 1871
Philadelphia - Resting place
- Eden Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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