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The search results are drawn from the organizations that contain significant history resources, and the categories including places to experience, notable people and the timeline. All can be searched by keyword, time, theme, type, counties and audience. The search filters were developed with the school systems to align with State social studies requirements.
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Updated On: Apr 1, 2024 | Pauli Murray was ordained at the National Cathedral as the 1st African American female Episcopal Priest.
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Updated On: Apr 3, 2024 | Joseph Lee Somerville was elected as St. Mary’s County’s first African American sheriff; the 6th in the country.
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Updated On: Apr 1, 2024 | Albertine Johnson was appointed by Governor Hughes as Southern Maryland’s first African American woman representative to the Maryland State Board of Education.
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Updated On: Apr 1, 2024 | John G. Lancaster was elected as the first African American County Commissioner for St. Mary's County.
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Updated On: Apr 1, 2024 | The pyramid-shaped stone monument and accompanying pedestals commemorate the various contributions made by African Americans to the growth and development of St. Mary’s County.
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Updated On: Apr 1, 2024 | The Piscataway hosted the annual American Indian Movement (AIM) conference and called it “In the Spirit of Tecumseh”.
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Updated On: May 22, 2024 | On January 9, 2012, the State of Maryland gave them back their official recognition as a tribe and reestablished a long dormant native government.
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Updated On: Apr 1, 2024 | The United States Colored Troops Memorial Statue honors the more than 700 African American soldiers and sailors from St. Mary's County, Maryland who served
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Updated On: May 22, 2024 | Representatives from three indigenous nations addressed the General Assembly resulting in the signing of the Articles of Peace and Amity.
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Updated On: Mar 31, 2024 | The Governor and council agreed to allow the Mattawoman to continue to live on their old habitation grounds, where the English could keep command