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Rev. Nathaniel Monroe Carroll (N.M)

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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John Cajay

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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Elmer Jefferson Brown, Sr.

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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Sergeant Charles Henry Brown

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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LeRoy (Boots) Battle, Sr.

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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George Washington Barnes

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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Antonio

Updated On: Aug 1, 2024 | Antonio's story, an enslaved African, illustrates the history of enslavement in the first century of colonial Southern Maryland.

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Bernard Barber, Sr. and Ruth Barber

Updated On: Aug 1, 2024 | Two generations of Barbers lived, worked and raised their families on Sotterley Plantation during the 20th century.

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Abraham and Moses

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.

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Dr. Jerome Adams

Updated On: Apr 3, 2024 | Dr. Jerome Adams, a native of St. Mary's County, Maryland, became Surgeon General of the United States in 2017 holding this office during the

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