Albertine Johnson was appointed by Maryland Governor Harry Hughes as Southern Maryland’s first African American woman representative to the Maryland State Board of Education where she served the maximum 10 years. Albertine was married to John G. Lancaster, for whom Lancaster Park is named.
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County: St. Mary's County
Themes: African American People and Culture, Civic Ideas and Action
Timeframes: 1980’s
Audience: College, General Public, High School, Middle School, Teacher