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Harriet Elizabeth Brown

Updated On: Mar 13, 2025 | Harriet Elizabeth Brown, teacher, activist, role model, during racial segregation, sued the Calvert County Board of Education in 1937 for equalization of pay for

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Issac Brown

Updated On: Apr 2, 2024 | With no proof, Issac Brown’s enslaver accused Issac of shooting him. Issac was jailed, tortured and sold South. His story includes the Underground Railroad,

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Washington Burch

Updated On: May 12, 2025 | Washington Burch went from enslaved to landowner, bailiff, politician, and community activist. He was highly regarded in his community of Port Tobacco, Charles County.

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John F. Butler

Updated On: Aug 13, 2024 | John F. Butler, a teenager, went from enslaved to enlisting with the U.S. Colored Troops to Civil War hero.

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Eleanor (Irish Nell) and Charles Butler

Updated On: Mar 11, 2025 | Because of carefully crafted colonial Maryland marriage laws, Eleanor (Irish Nell) went from indentured servant to enslaved. How did this impact her descendants?

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Agnes Kane Callum

Updated On: Apr 6, 2024 | Agnes Kane Callum was a distinguished genealogist on Maryland African American history; her vision created the Sotterley Descendants Program.

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Alexander Covington

Updated On: Jun 20, 2024 | Alexander Covington fled enslavement in Lusby, Maryland and join the British during the War of 1812.

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Judge E. Gregory Wells

Updated On: Mar 29, 2024 | Judge Wells has made significant contributions to Maryland’s legal system, and his leadership continues to shape the state’s judiciary.

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Old Wallville School

Updated On: Mar 28, 2024 | The Old Wallville School is the oldest surviving one-room school for African American children in Calvert County.

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The Historic McConchie One-Room School at Charles County Fairgrounds

Updated On: Jun 20, 2024 | The McConchie One-Room School at the Charles County Fairgrounds is typical of the majority of public schools constructed after the Civil War.

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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