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Matthew Henson reached the North Pole

Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | Matthew Henson, noted African American explorer, traveled with Robert Peary and four Inuit guides, and became the first to set foot on the North

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Votes for Women

Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | After a long struggle, the 19th Amendment was ratified, giving women the right to vote in America.

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US Naval Amphibious Training Base Solomons commissioned

Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | Naval Amphibious Training Base Solomons was the first naval amphibious training base in the United States.

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US Naval Air Station Patuxent River commissioned

Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | The Patuxent River Naval Air Station was built across 25 miles of shoreline at the mouth of the Patuxent River overlooking the Chesapeake Bay.

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The Negro Motorist Green Book was first published

Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | The Green Book was a guide created by and for African Americans in the 1930’s through the 1960’s which identified safe places to find

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British Vice Admiral Alexander Cochrane’s April 1814 Proclamation

Updated On: Apr 27, 2024 | Enslaved African Americans were told they could gain their freedom by joining the British military or relocating to a British colony.

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Zekiah Fort established

Updated On: Apr 3, 2024 | In 1680 Zekiah Fort was established by Governor Charles Calvert for the protection of the Piscataway from Susquehannock and Seneca attacks.

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St. Inigoes Slave Rebellion

Updated On: Apr 3, 2024 | On Easter Monday 1817 over 150 enslaved and free black men and women gathered at the St. Inigoes’ store and staged a rebellion to

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Imprisonment of Abolitionist Milly Cooper

Updated On: Apr 3, 2024 | Milly Cooper was charged with harboring a freedom seeker and convicted on September 1, 1828.

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Freedom Seekers march north

Updated On: Apr 3, 2024 | A group of enslaved African Americans made their way north from Charles County on July 7, 1845.

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Equity in History Coalition

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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.

Learn how you can support our mission.

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Equity in History Coalition