Who is Octavius Valentine Catto? #philadelphia's First Black Martyr who also worked with Frederick Douglass. Dr. Nilgun Anadolu-Okur joins the The Neoliberal Round Podcast and YouTube Channel to talk about two major figures in African American History struggle for freedom and economic prosperity; Octavius Valentine Catto and Harriet Tubman and two important events coming up to remember them: Saturday October 5th 2025 at 11:00 AM, commemorating and laying of the wreaths at the Octavius Valentine Catto Monument, and February 19th, 2025 the Underground Railroad Conference honoring Tubman. Dr. Anadolu talks about these influential black heroes and the events coming up. Dr. Okur is the Author of "Dismantling Slavery", Professor of Africology and Graduate Chair at Temple University. After the interview, I provide a video of Catto's monument site and read a bit of his history. Dr. Okur is also Renaldo McKenzie Advisor at Temple University.The Neoliberal Round Podcast will be present to broadcast from the event live. This episode was a production of The Neoliberal Round podcast and YouTube Channel by The Neoliberal Corporation by Renaldo McKenzie. Visit us at https://theneoliberal.com and https://renaldocmckenzie.com. Subscribe to our Podcast on any stream: https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal. Subscribe to our channel https://youtube.com/@renaldomckenzie. Email us at [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected]. Call us at 445-260-9198. Get a copy of Renaldo Mckenzie 's Book: "Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty and Resistance," 2021. Support us at https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theneoliberal/support