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| The 272 is the real-life story of how 272+ enslaved people from five Southern Maryland plantations owned by the Jesuits were sold South to
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| A brief snapshot of living and health conditions for African Americans from slavery to 1970's in Southern Maryland with emphasis on the 20th century.
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| In 1920, an Calvert African American arranged for an airplane to land in rural Calvert County. This newspaper article gives insight into rural life,
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| How the Maryland Constitution, passed on November 1, 1864 providing for the emancipation of all enslaved in the State, effect Southern Maryland.
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| Extracts from journals kept by three young ladies from Billerica, Massachusetts. The first person accounts record their experiences “while working as volunteers to work