Mayor Michael Nutter tells KYW-AM he "immediately said yes" when he received a call from Gov. Ed Rendell's office. Nutter says, "Sam Evans is such an incredible life story, a true hero and champion to so many Philadelphians."
He was a longtime activist and political power broker who founded anti-violence and youth mentoring programs, brought world-class musicians to the Academy of Music and organized Philadelphia's 43,000-member contingent to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic march on Washington.
The viewing will begin at noon Friday in Conversation Hall on the second floor of City Hall.
