Collection/Resource Guide:
Assembled by the College archivist, this online research guide includes links to a number of important primary documents relating to the history of slavery in the Maryland, with a specific focus on St Mary’s County.
History
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SMCM Library Website: Online Collection/Resource Guide
https://library.smcm.edu/archives/sources-landscape-of-slavery/
County: St. Mary's County
Themes: African American People and Culture
Timeframes: 1607 – 1763 Colonization, 1763 – 1783 The Revolutionary Era, 1783 – 1800 Founding a New Nation, 1800 – 1828 The Early Nationalist Period, 1828 – 1860 Antebellum America, 1860 – 1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1877 – 1896 The Gilded Age, 1896 – 1916 The Progressive Era, 1980’s
Audience: College, General Public, High School, Middle School, Teacher
