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After moving to Philadelphia from the south in 1898, Forrest White Woodard moved from Virginia to Philadelphia in 1898. A professional gambler he was believed to be the wealthiest Black man in Philadelphia by the early 1930s.

This image shows the Philadelphia Independent office on 1708 Lombard Street, Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Independent was a Black newspaper that acted as a tabloid for African-American Philadelphians. Founded and owned by Forrest White Woodard, it…