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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 5, 2024 | In September 1863, the War Department Adjutant General’s Office issued an order to raise one infantry regiment of “colored” troops in Maryland.
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Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | Many freedom seekers made their way to the District of Columbia once slavery was abolished there.
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Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | Camp Stanton was established in Benedict in October 1863 for the recruitment and training of African American soldiers.
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Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | It said in part: No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United
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Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | Celebrations were held across Southern Maryland when the 15th Amendment was passed, giving Black men the right to vote in America.
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Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | Matthew Henson, noted African American explorer, traveled with Robert Peary and four Inuit guides, and became the first to set foot on the North
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Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | After a long struggle, the 19th Amendment was ratified, giving women the right to vote in America.
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Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | Naval Amphibious Training Base Solomons was the first naval amphibious training base in the United States.
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Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | The Patuxent River Naval Air Station was built across 25 miles of shoreline at the mouth of the Patuxent River overlooking the Chesapeake Bay.
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Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | The Green Book was a guide created by and for African Americans in the 1930’s through the 1960’s which identified safe places to find
