Uploaded January 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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In the decades before the Civil War, the city we know as Philadelphia was divided into 29 independent towns and districts. With no unified police, fire, or political authority, chaos ruled the streets. Riots over slavery, jobs, and religion became the norm during the most violent period in the city's history. See the dreamers attempting to hold on to the revolutionary past, the firebrands who challenge the city to rise up against slavery, and the mobs who threaten to destroy it all. Whose Philadelphia will survive?
History Making Productions presents
"PHILADELPHIA THE GREAT EXPERIMENT"
Episode 6: "DISORDER 1820 - 1854"
Executive Producer: Sam Katz
Directed by Andrew Ferrett
Produced by Wendy Cox
Written by Nathaniel Popkin, Andrew Ferrett, and Devon McReynolds
Narrator: Michael Boatman
Director of Photography: Paul Van Haute
Music Composed by Patrick De Caumette
Editor: Rachel Sophia Stewart
Sound Design: Dan La Porta
Associate Producer: Jonathan Kohl
Co-Producer: Kathleen Kearney
Creative Director: Virginia Lasco
Casting Director: Cynthia Jantzen
Costume Designer: Millie Hiibel
Production Designer: Lisa Groomes
Hair & Make-Up: Krystal Tini
Fight Choreographer: Ian Rose
Illustrations: Fred Danziger
Made possible through the generous support of:
Kay & Harry Halloran
Bonnie & Peter McCausland
Lisa Kabnick & John McFadden
More videos at inpursuit.tv
Our company: historymakingproductions.com
To see the full story, click here: youtu.be/5YPtgi9385c
For free educational materials, visit our website at historymakingproductions.com/philadelphia-the-great-experiment
In the decades before the Civil War, the city we know as Philadelphia was divided into 29 independent towns and districts. With no unified police, fire, or political authority, chaos ruled the streets. Riots over slavery, jobs, and religion became the norm during the most violent period in the city's history. See the dreamers attempting to hold on to the revolutionary past, the firebrands who challenge the city to rise up against slavery, and the mobs who threaten to destroy it all. Whose Philadelphia will survive?
History Making Productions presents
"PHILADELPHIA THE GREAT EXPERIMENT"
Episode 6: "DISORDER 1820 - 1854"
Executive Producer: Sam Katz
Directed by Andrew Ferrett
Produced by Wendy Cox
Written by Nathaniel Popkin, Andrew Ferrett, and Devon McReynolds
Narrator: Michael Boatman
Director of Photography: Paul Van Haute
Music Composed by Patrick De Caumette
Editor: Rachel Sophia Stewart
Sound Design: Dan La Porta
Associate Producer: Jonathan Kohl
Co-Producer: Kathleen Kearney
Creative Director: Virginia Lasco
Casting Director: Cynthia Jantzen
Costume Designer: Millie Hiibel
Production Designer: Lisa Groomes
Hair & Make-Up: Krystal Tini
Fight Choreographer: Ian Rose
Illustrations: Fred Danziger
Made possible through the generous support of:
Kay & Harry Halloran
Bonnie & Peter McCausland
Lisa Kabnick & John McFadden
More videos at inpursuit.tv
Our company: historymakingproductions.com
