'''Caroline Rebecca Le Count''' ({{Circa|1846}} – January 24, 1923; often written as '''LeCount''') was an American educator and [[Civil and political rights|civil rights]] activist from [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. She is often compared to later activist [[Rosa Parks]] for her early efforts to [[Desegregation in the United States|desegregate]] public transportation.

LeCount was also an accomplished [[orator]] and [[Poetry reading|poetry reader]].{{Sfn|Biddle|2010|p=343}} She read at the openings of various churches and was noted by ''[[The Christian Recorder]]'' for her ability to imitate an [[Hiberno-English|Irish accent]] when needed.<ref name=":2" />

Along with [[Jacob C. White Jr.]] and [[William Carl Bolivar|William Bolivar]], LeCount helped sociologist [[W. E. B. Du Bois]] with research for his study ''[[The Philadelphia Negro]]''.{{Sfn|Biddle|2010|p=474}}

LeCount died on January 24, 1923, and was buried at [[Eden Cemetery (Collingdale, Pennsylvania)|Eden Cemetery]] in [[Collingdale, Pennsylvania|Collingdale]], Pennsylvania.<ref name=":2" /> Because of her refusal to leave segregated streetcars, LeCount has been called "Philly's Rosa Parks" in some modern media outlets.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barkley |first=Charles |date=January 28, 2016 |title=Philadelphia Black History Month All-Star of the Day: Caroline LeCount |url=https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/caroline-lecount-biography/ |access-date=September 26, 2022 |website=The Philadelphia Citizen |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2022, some Philadelphia residents began petitioning to rename the city's Taney Street, named for [[Roger B. Taney]], the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] justice who decided ''[[Dred Scott v. Sandford]]'', after her.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Op-Ed: Let's LeCount Taney Out |url=https://hiddencityphila.org/2022/02/op-ed-lets-lecount-taney-out/ |access-date=September 24, 2022 |website=Hidden City Philadelphia |date=February 18, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> To mark the centennial of her death, the "Rename Taney" group commissioned a headstone to mark LeCount's grave and organized a ceremony at the site.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=October 21, 2023 |title= Civil rights activist Caroline LeCount gets a tombstone 100 years after her death |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/caroline-lecount-rename-taney-coalition-20231021.html |access-date=October 22, 2023 |website=Philadelphia Inquirer |language=en-US}}</ref> According to organizers, the renaming campaign garnered the support of 90% of residents along the street. In October 2024, Philadelphia city councilors introduced legislation to rename Taney Street to LeCount Street, stating that they expected the bill to pass by the end of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conde |first=Ximena |date=2024-10-16 |title=Taney Street will be renamed after civil rights activist Caroline LeCount, ‘Philadelphia’s Rosa Parks’ |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/north-south-taney-street-renaming-lecount-20241016.html |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |language=en}}</ref>