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Maryland Emancipation Day: Its Impact on Southern Maryland

Updated On: Oct 31, 2024 | How the Maryland Constitution, passed on November 1, 1864 providing for the emancipation of all enslaved in the State, effect Southern Maryland.

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Extracts from the Journals of Three Ladies-Civil War-Camp Stanton

Updated On: Aug 15, 2024 | Extracts from journals kept by three young ladies from Billerica, Massachusetts. The first person accounts record their experiences “while working as volunteers to work

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Calvert Town – Albert Cassell’s Unfulfilled Dream

Updated On: Jun 23, 2024 | During the New Deal, architect Albert I. Cassell envisioned Calvert Town, an economic self-reliant community for African Americans on the Chesapeake Bay.

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Juneteenth – When were Maryland’s Enslaved Freed?

Updated On: Oct 31, 2024 | Maryland enslaved were not freed on June 19, 1865, with Granger's General Order No. 3 nor with Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. When were they freed?

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The History of African American Quilt Making and Present-Day Heritage Quilts by Joan M. E. Gaither

Updated On: Apr 27, 2024 | Black Africans brought their traditional applique form of quilt making with them to the Americans during the Middle Passage. A few of Dr. Joan

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Features

Maryland Emancipation Day: Its Impact on Southern Maryland

Extracts from the Journals of Three Ladies-Civil War-Camp Stanton

Calvert Town – Albert Cassell’s Unfulfilled Dream

Juneteenth – When were Maryland’s Enslaved Freed?

The History of African American Quilt Making and Present-Day Heritage Quilts by Joan M. E. Gaither

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