by KYW's Karin Phillips

A local show producer is organizing a Barack Obama watch party for Thursday night on Independence Mall.

"It truly will be the biggest, political and historical moment of this generation."

So Everett Staten of the Black History Showcase and American Legacy magazine decided that it's important for people to gather and share the experience of the first African-American man to accept the presidential nomination of a major American political party:

"This is downtown Philadelphia, it's the cradle of liberty. It means so much to everyone, to all Americans.  So why not set up a big scene outside where folks who just want to come can sit down and watch this historic moment on the most historic square mile in America?"

Free activities leading up to Obama's acceptance speech begin at 5pm.