Appropriation of Kohinoor Diamond & Timur Ruby
Thousands of years ago, the Koh-i-Noor Diamond was found sifted from India’s Alluvial mines. It means “Mountain of Light” in the Persian language. Not much is known about where the Timur Ruby was found but it is actually a spinel. It is associated with Timur, the founder of the Timurid empire. Like the Koh-i-Noor diamond, it exchanged hands multiple times. It isn’t definite where the diamond or ruby came from, but for both, the first written record comes from 1628, when Mughal Ruler Shah Jahan commissioned a magnificent throne to be created.
5th & Arch Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The main location of operations of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society was on 5th and Arch streets in Philadelphia. This is location in which many social reform groups were held, and a place for people to gather and mix, regardless of gender or race.