The objective of gathering these 88 stories is not to focus on the well-known individuals, but to include those people who in their everyday lives exemplified the strength and resilience of the Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color of Southern Maryland. Appreciating their stories provides a view into the history of Southern Maryland like no other.
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Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | Principals Victor and Constance Daniel brought new ideas regarding education for the emancipated African American to the Cardinal Gibbons Institute.
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Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | Rev. Nathaniel Monroe Carroll was born enslaved in Calvert County. Later he founded the first home for the aged.
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Updated On: Apr 2, 2024 | John Cajay worked for the Freedman's Bureau developing schools and community during Reconstruction. His Knights of St. Jerome dedication speech is remembered.
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Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | Elmer Jefferson Brown, Sr. was an entrepreneur, community activist, and founder of the St. Mary's Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions (UCAC)
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Updated On: Aug 1, 2024 | Sergeant Charles Henry Brown's desire to be free took him from enslaved, to runaway, to a Civil War Colored Troops hero and an activist.
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Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | LeRoy Battle is a recognized and honored educator, jazz musician, composer, civil Rights pioneer, Tuskegee Airman and author.
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Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | George Washington Barnes enslaved at Sotterley, joined the Union Army Colored Troops. Fighting valiantly in Virgina, he encountered an ironic twist of fate.
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Updated On: Mar 11, 2025 | Antonio's story, an enslaved African, illustrates the history of enslavement in the first century of colonial Southern Maryland.
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Updated On: Feb 27, 2025 | Two generations of Barbers lived, worked and raised their families on Sotterley Plantation during the 20th century.
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Updated On: Apr 2, 2024 | Enslaved Abraham and Moses attempted an escape from Serenity Plantation, Charles County, Maryland in 1778. Archeological discoveries tell more of the story.
