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Matthew Alexander Henson

Updated On: Apr 6, 2024 | Matthew Alexander Henson was born in a one-room log hut on a farm in Charles County. He discovered the North Pole with Robert E.

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Josiah Henson

Updated On: Nov 12, 2024 | Josiah Henson led a full life as an enslaved, activist, author, abolitionist and minister. He is believed to have inspired the main character in

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Isaac Hawkins

Updated On: Jun 20, 2024 | Isaac Hawkins is the first name listed on the 1838 Georgetown University bill of sale, now known as the "Georgetown University 272".

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Romulus Hall (George Weems)

Updated On: Apr 6, 2024 | An account of the first recorded death in this region of an escaped slave by the Underground Railroad.

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Passengers of the “Generous Jenny”

Updated On: Apr 6, 2024 | Generous Jenny disembarked 218 enslaved from the Patuxent River to Sotterley Plantation in 1720, the first of many.

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Elvare Lucreatia Smith Gaskin

Updated On: Mar 2, 2025 | In her own word, appreciate what teaching was like for Elvare Gaskin, who spent 46 years in education when St. Mary's County schools were

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Malcolm Lloyd Funn

Updated On: Apr 6, 2024 | Malcolm Funn having grown up experiencing segregation, dedicated his life, as an activist, for equity in education, voting, the law, housing and healthcare. He

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George Gaither Forrest

Updated On: Apr 17, 2024 | George G. Forrest was the first African American County Executive for St. Mary's County and a nationally recognized leader, coach and war hero.

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Dr. James A. Forrest, Sr.

Updated On: Apr 6, 2024 | Dr. James A. Forrest was the first African American President of the St. Mary’s Board of Education

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Mathias de Sousa

Updated On: Apr 1, 2024 | Mathias de Sousa was the first man of African descent to participate in the Maryland Assembly of Freeman.

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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