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Nov 14, 2019

Black Catholic History Month

#BlackCatholicHistoryMonth The #NationalBlackCatholicClergyCaucus voted in 1990 to establish November as Black Catholic History Month...

Nov 12, 2019

Souvenir African American Church Programs

#TellTheTruthTuesday #BlackChurchHistory #OldWestBaltimore #SouvenirAfricanAmericanChurchPrograms (1934-1977) #AfricanAmericanChurches...

Nov 11, 2019

Veterans Day: Honoring Alice L. Johnson Tyler, WAC

#VeteransDay #BlackWomenoftheWar #WorldWarII Celebrating and honoring those who have served both stateside and overseas in all aspects of...

Nov 9, 2019

Harvey Johnson Junior High School, South Baltimore

HARVEY JOHNSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH BALTIMORE #RevDrHarveyJohnson (1843-1923) was born enslaved in Fauquier County, Virginia. Johnson...

Nov 6, 2019

Nothin' But The Best for Booker T

Dear friend Jackie Oldham (pictured below) donated these rare Booker T. Bulletin newspapers. Her father, Oliver F. Oldham, was the...

Oct 29, 2019

The Empty Framework of Black Baltimore: 2216 Druid Hill Avenue

#KeepinItHistoricallySignificant #OldWestBaltimore #CallowayFamily-2216 Druid Hill Avenue #BlackHistoryMatters #DemolitionMatters THE...

Oct 13, 2019

Morgan State University's Homecoming

In honor of Morgan State University's 2019 Homecoming Week, we are sharing some artifacts from their 1937 homecoming football game, which...

Sep 25, 2019

Holland Funeral Home

According to a January 24, 1959 AFRO American newspaper article about Helen Holland's funeral, she funeralized over 35,000 people during...

Sep 23, 2019

I Bet You Didn't Know: Baltimore's Colored Schools Had Newspapers

Baltimore's colored school system thrived, even in the face of Jim Crow and segregation. They produced great students who were products...

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