History

St. Mary’s NAACP: History Explained

Updated On: Jul 21, 2024 |

History Explained As included in this presentation by the NAACP, Black history is American history, but far too often the contributions of Black Americans

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St. Mary’s Library: Sotterley her people and their worlds (book)

Updated On: Mar 24, 2024 |

Book Sotterley : her people and their worlds Three hundred years of a Maryland plantation

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St. Mary’s Library: Sotterley Plantation (book)

Updated On: Mar 24, 2024 |

Book Sotterley Plantation Photos of the Sotterley Plantation’s history and people who lived and were enslaved there.

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St. Mary’s Library: Justice Rolls Down (book)

Updated On: Mar 24, 2024 |

Book Justice rolls down : the St. Joseph’s Parish housing project, McCauley, Michael. (2014) Justice Rolls down is a book that chronicles a pioneering,

Places to Experience History

White Marsh Plantation and Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery

Updated On: Mar 9, 2025 | Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery was originally known as White Marsh Plantation owned by the Jesuits. Georgetown University was planned here. The

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St. Mary’s Library: In Relentless Pursuit of an Education (book)

Updated On: Mar 24, 2024 | This book, In relentless pursuit of an education : African American stories from a century of segregation (1865-1967), documents through pictures and stories the

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St. Mary’s Library: 300 Years of Black Cooking in St. Mary’s (book)

Updated On: Mar 24, 2024 | 300 Years of Black Cooking in St. Mary's County, is a journey through the culinary history in St. Mary's County found in the recipes

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St. Mary’s Historical Society: Documents from Enslavers

Updated On: Mar 23, 2024 | The St. Mary's Historical Society has in its collection materials and records from families who were enslavers. These reveal such information as enslaved fleeing

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St. Mary’s Historical Society: US Colored Troops Memorial Collection

Updated On: Mar 23, 2024 | United States Colored Troops Memorial Collection. The SMCHS has a collection of materials relating to the Unified Committee for Afro- American Contributions and the

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St. Mary’s Historical Society: UCAC Oral Histories

Updated On: Nov 20, 2024 | UCAC oral histories were taken in the 1990s and 2000s and give a unique perspective on 20th and 21st century African American history and

Southern Maryland
Equity in History Coalition

The Southern Maryland Equity in History Coalition is a transformative collaboration of local organizations and educational institutions, committed to elevating the history of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color in our region.

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Southern MarylandEquity in History Coalition

The Southern Maryland Equity in History Coalition is a transformative collaboration of local organizations and educational institutions, committed to elevating the history of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color in our region.

Learn how you can support our mission.

Southern Maryland
Equity in History Coalition