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British Vice Admiral Cochrane’s Proclamation

Updated On: Nov 4, 2024 | During the War of 1812 British Vice Admiral Alexander Cochrane issued a Proclamation/Promise to Americans. It was an offer to the enslaved. Many enslaved

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St. Thomas Manor and St. Ignatius Church

Updated On: Apr 17, 2024 | St. Ignatius Church and St. Thomas Manor were founded by Father Andrew White in 1641. Both sites have a deep history with the Jesuits

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Jessie Jones Reid

Updated On: Apr 11, 2024 | Jesse Jones Reid always was in service to his community as veteran, teacher, firefighter, school bus contractor and a Calvert County Board Commissioner.

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Mount Hope Baptist Church

Updated On: Aug 1, 2024 | Mount Hope Baptist Church is the oldest African American Baptist congregations in Charles County. It reflects the emergence of African American communities after the

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Chapman State Park / Mount Aventine Mansion

Updated On: Jan 7, 2025 | Chapman Park was the home of indigenous people approximately 3,000 years ago. Later the Chapman plantation relied on enslaved laborers to tend to the

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Mallows Bay Park

Updated On: Aug 1, 2024 | Mallows Bay Park boasts a collection of historic shipwrecks dating back to the Civil War, and archaeological artifacts nearly 12,000 years old. It also

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Village of Pomonkey/Pomonkey Historic District

Updated On: Apr 4, 2024 | Pomonkey Historic District is notable as a historically African American commercial enclave, which served the community during the early twentieth century when many local

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Village of Port Tobacco

Updated On: Apr 4, 2024 | Port Tobacco was one of Maryland's largest international seaports in the years before the American Revolution.

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James Bowie

Updated On: Jul 15, 2024 | James Bowie was 20 years old when he took the gamble and escaped Sotterley to British forces anchored in the Patuxent River during the

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Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Charles F. Bolden Jr.

Updated On: Apr 26, 2024 | Charles Bolden, First African American pilot, space shuttle astronaut, first Black NASA Administrator, Major General, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), Founder & CEO Emeritus, The

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The Southern Maryland Equity in History Coalition is a transformative collaboration of local organizations and educational institutions, committed to elevating the history of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color in our region.

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Southern MarylandEquity in History Coalition

The Southern Maryland Equity in History Coalition is a transformative collaboration of local organizations and educational institutions, committed to elevating the history of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color in our region.

Learn how you can support our mission.

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Equity in History Coalition