Tag: Charles Blockson

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After Being Horribly Disrespected by His Teacher, Norristown’s Charles Blockson Passed Up Professional Sports Career to Become Historian

As a child, Norristown native Charles Blockson was told by a teacher that his heritage had no history worth learning, writes Avi Wolfman-Arent for…

Gwynedd’s Charles Blockson Recognized with 2016 Philadelphia Award

83-year-old Gwynedd resident, Charles L. Blockson, has been honored with a 2016 Philadelphia Award for his lifelong mission to document the history of…