The Montiers: From Enslavement to Paul Robeson and Beyond

The important story of an interracial family that can be traced through multiple generations and into the 21st century.

The African—American Montier family traces its roots to the British—born Caucasian son of Philadelphia’s first mayor, Richard Morrey, who had a relationship with Cremona, a young woman who had been enslaved by the Morrey family, resulting in five mixed—race children. Before his death, Richard would pass to Cremona 200 acres of land, giving her an almost unique position in 1...