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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 3, 2024 | In 1680 Zekiah Fort was established by Governor Charles Calvert for the protection of the Piscataway from Susquehannock and Seneca attacks.
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Updated On: Apr 3, 2024 | On Easter Monday 1817 over 150 enslaved and free black men and women gathered at the St. Inigoes’ store and staged a rebellion to
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Updated On: Apr 3, 2024 | Milly Cooper was charged with harboring a freedom seeker and convicted on September 1, 1828.
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Updated On: Apr 3, 2024 | A group of enslaved African Americans made their way north from Charles County on July 7, 1845.
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Updated On: Apr 3, 2024 | The incident involving The Pearl was the largest recorded non-violent escape attempt by enslaved people.
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Updated On: Apr 3, 2024 | The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 required that freedom seekers be returned to their owners without due process of law.
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Updated On: Apr 3, 2024 | According to the 1860 census, 58.7% of the total population was Black.
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Updated On: Apr 3, 2024 | The Drayden African American Schoolhouse was one of three serving African American families in the Valley Lee district.
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Updated On: Apr 3, 2024 | The first Rosenwald School in Calvert County opened in 1921.
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Updated On: Apr 3, 2024 | Cardinal Gibbons Institute opened in September 1924, as the first high school for African Americans in St. Mary’s County.
