Collection of photographs and archival material relating to the Central School/ African American Education in Calvert County, including photographs included in the publication “Persistence, Perseverance and Progress – – History of African American Schools in Calvert County, Maryland, 1865-1965,” by Richlyn F. Goddard
History
Planning Your Visit
The museum is open Daily, 10am – 5pm with the exception of noted holidays. The Archives and Library are available by appointment. Call 410-326-2042
County: Calvert County
Themes: African American People and Culture, Rural Life in Southern Maryland
Timeframes: 1860 – 1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1877 – 1896 The Gilded Age, 1896 – 1916 The Progressive Era, 1917 – 1929 WWI and the Roaring Twenties, 1929 – 1940 The Great Depression, 1940 – 1952 World War II and the Early Cold War, 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s
Audience: College, General Public, High School, Middle School, Teacher
