History

Notable People History Photo Gallery

Wilson Parran

Updated On: Apr 8, 2024 | Wilson Parren was one of the first students to integrate Calvert High School, in 1967. He has used this experience to become a community

Notable People History

Joseph Christopher Parks

Updated On: Apr 8, 2024 | Joseph Christopher Parks made education possible for “colored” students in the segregated Charles County Schools during the Jim Crow era and segregated schools.

Notable People History Photo Gallery

Theodore (Ted) Newkirk

Updated On: Aug 15, 2024 | Theodore Newkirk was a key player in the desegregation of St. Mary’s County Schools and the fight against workplace discrimination at the Patuxent River

History

Calvert County Oral Histories

Updated On: Mar 25, 2024 | Calvert County has an extensive set of oral histories.

Notable People History

Grace Munroe

Updated On: Apr 27, 2024 | Grace Munroe trusted the British so her family could live free in Canada.

History

Calvert County Historical Structures

Updated On: Mar 25, 2024 | Calvert County historic structures.

History

Calvert County Maps

Updated On: Mar 25, 2024 | Calvert County maps from the colonial period through today.

History

Calvert County Historic Images and Photographs

Updated On: Mar 25, 2024 | Calvert County Historic Preservation has a substantial collection of images and photographs.

History

Calvert County Historic Properties

Updated On: Mar 25, 2024 | Historic properties owned by African American and Indigenous persons.

Notable People History Photo Gallery

Enolia Pettie McMillan

Updated On: Apr 8, 2024 | Enolia Pettie McMillan was an educator, civil rights activist, community leader and the first female national president of the NAACP.

Southern Maryland
Equity 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.

This project has been financed in part with State funds from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, an instrumentality of the State of Maryland. However, project contents or opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.

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History

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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.

Southern Maryland
Equity in History Coalition