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William A. Diggs

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William A. Diggs

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William A. Diggs

Charles County educator and founder of the African American Museum

Dec 31, 1918 – Feb 12, 1995

William Diggs educator, promoted Afro-American history.

William A. Diggs attended Chicamuxen Elementary School and Pomonkey High School in Charles County both schools for “colored students” during segregation. After graduation, his mother felt he needed additional education and sent him to Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. Upon graduation he attended Bowie State Teachers College, earning his teaching degree. He began his teaching career at Bel Alton High School in Charles County.

Being one of the first life members of the Charles County Branch of the NAACP and a co-founder of the African American Heritage Society of Charles County, he founded the African American Museum. He was instrumental in preserving and moving the McConchie One-Room School to the Charles County Fairgrounds. Upon retirement from the Charles County school system, he spent his time traveling across the county and state talking about African American History in Charles County. William A. Diggs Elementary school in Charles County is named in his honor.

Additional Resources

Our School – William A. Diggs Elementary School (ccboe.com)

A Note From School, v. 5 – The BayNet

Transcription of OH-00013 (csmd.edu)

 

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County: Charles County
Themes: African American People and Culture, Civic Ideas and Action, Rural Life in Southern Maryland
Timeframes: 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

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Type of Entry: Notable People
County: Charles County
Themes: African American People and Culture, Civic Ideas and Action, Rural Life in Southern Maryland
Timeframes: 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

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