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The Cultural Anthropology Report for Piscataway Park

Updated On: Aug 1, 2024 | The report on Piscataway Park creates a historical and ethnographic context for the park. It identifies community-associated groups and other stakeholders, and reviews, collects,

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Calvert Town – Albert Cassell’s Unfulfilled Dream

Updated On: Jun 23, 2024 | During the New Deal, architect Albert I. Cassell envisioned Calvert Town, an economic self-reliant community for African Americans on the Chesapeake Bay.

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Albert Irvin Cassell

Updated On: Jun 21, 2024 | Albert Cassell, famous Black architect, planned a town on 500 acres for African Americans he called Calvert Town.

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Gabriel Hall

Updated On: Jun 21, 2024 | During the War of 1812, at the age of 13, Gabriel Hall escaped slavery in Calvert County and created a successful life for himself

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Betty Stewart Coates

Updated On: Nov 4, 2024 | Betty Stewart Coates at 18, with her small child, was a refugee daring to escape enslavement for freedom on a British ship on the

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Juneteenth – When were Maryland’s Enslaved Freed?

Updated On: Oct 31, 2024 | Maryland enslaved were not freed on June 19, 1865, with Granger's General Order No. 3 nor with Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. When were they freed?

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Calvert Library: Calvert County History Digital Library

Updated On: Apr 29, 2024 | Calvert Library provides excellent resources to t

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Calvert Library: Online Databases for Starting Your Research

Updated On: Apr 30, 2024 |

All Calvert Library Online Resources Browse all the premium online resources that Calvert Library offers. The African American Mosiac Research African American history

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Piscataway Conoy Tribe Master Plan

Updated On: May 22, 2024 | Through Piscataway Eyes is the title of the Piscataway Conoy Tribe's Master Plan published December 2016. Read their vision and story through their eyes.

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Piscataway Conoy Tribe Website

Updated On: May 22, 2024 |

The Piscataway Conoy Tribe™ received Maryland State recognition on January 9, 2012. The Official Piscataway Conoy Tribe Website

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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.

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Equity in History Coalition