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American Indian Movement formed

Updated On: Apr 3, 2024 | The American Indian Movement (AIM) is a Native American grassroots movement that was founded in July 1968.

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Emancipation Proclamation went into effect

Updated On: Apr 2, 2024 | People held in bondage in the Confederate Staters were proclaimed free by the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee

Updated On: Apr 2, 2024 | Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of the Potomac, bringing an end to the Civil War.

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Two St. Mary’s County men awarded Medal of Honor

Updated On: Apr 2, 2024 | James Harris and William Barnes, members of the United States Colored Troops and native St. Mary’s Countians, were awarded the Medal of Honor for

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Maryland Emancipation Day

Updated On: Apr 2, 2024 | A State Constitutional Convention was held on April 27, 1864, during which a new constitution was written, outlawing slavery in Maryland.

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First Catholic school for African Americans opened in St. Mary’s County

Updated On: Apr 2, 2024 | Saint Inigoes Colored Parochial School, which met at St. Jerome's Hall, was the first Catholic school for African Americans in St. Mary's County.

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Lynching of Benjamin Hance

Updated On: Apr 2, 2024 | Benjamin Hance, a young African American, was arrested May 27, 1887, taken to jail in Leonardtown and lynched on the night of June 17th.

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Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray becomes first African American Woman Episcopal Priest

Updated On: Apr 1, 2024 | Pauli Murray was ordained at the National Cathedral as the 1st African American female Episcopal Priest.

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Election of first African American Sheriff in St. Mary’s County

Updated On: Apr 3, 2024 | Joseph Lee Somerville was elected as St. Mary’s County’s first African American sheriff; the 6th in the country.

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First African American woman appointed to State Board of Education from Southern Maryland

Updated On: Apr 1, 2024 | Albertine Johnson was appointed by Governor Hughes as Southern Maryland’s first African American woman representative to the Maryland State Board of Education.

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