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The search results are drawn from the organizations that contain significant history resources, and the categories including places to experience, notable people and the timeline. All can be searched by keyword, time, theme, type, counties and audience. The search filters were developed with the school systems to align with State social studies requirements. 

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Notable People History
| Betty Stewart Coates at 18, with her small child, was a refugee daring to escape enslavement for freedom on a British ship on the
Notable People
| Charles Stewart, an enslaved man from Calvert County, fled to the British during the War of 1812. He returned to help 13 others escape.
Article History
| 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?
History
| Calvert Library provides excellent resources to t
History
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All Calvert Library Online Resources   Browse all the premium online resources that Calvert Library offers. The African American Mosiac Research African American history

Article
| Black Africans brought their traditional applique form of quilt making with them to the Americans during the Middle Passage. A few of Dr. Joan
Places to Experience
| The Charles County Public Library strives to offer a variety of programs that reflect the interests of our growing and diverse population.
History
| 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.
History
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The Piscataway Conoy Tribe™ received Maryland State recognition on January 9, 2012. The Official Piscataway Conoy Tribe Website

News Article History
| A permanent exhibit on the history of lynching in Maryland coming to the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture.

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