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This Maryland Destination Feels Like an Under-the-radar Small Town — and It Just Got a New Hotel
Visitation Hotel just opened in Frederick, Maryland, an underrated city filled with 19th-century buildings and independent ...
Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship is an attempt to undo the Civil War
After President Donald Trump signed an executive order to change the meaning of the 14th Amendment to end “birthright ...
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Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues
Believed to have been born in March 1822 in Dorchester County, Maryland, Tubman was named Araminta by ... as a free Black woman for more than 50 years after her work during the Civil War. Surrounded ...
Black abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet, who lived on Long Island, helped shape the country's views on slavery
A powerful orator, Garnet helped shift the landscape on the abolition of slavery from trying to convince enslavers of the ...
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18 Amazing National Parks in Maryland
There are 18 National Parks in Maryland as well as an additional 10 affiliated sites that partner with the National Park ...
How to celebrate Black History Month in the D.C. area
Over the next four weeks, the D.C. area comes alive with events highlighting contributions made by the Black community, ...
Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King draws inspiration all around
In honor of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the community came together Sunday afternoon to fill the Warren Ballrooms on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus with laughter, cheer and song. For the first ...
Barbara Pope Was a Civil Rights Activist Who Refused to Give Up Her Seat on a Segregated Train
Content warning: This piece includes an account of an apparent suicide.
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The story of John Tubman: Harriet Tubman's first husband
John Tubman is remembered in history as Harriet Tubman's first husband. Uncover why he chose not to join Harriet on her ...
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Union Park: Hanover renames local playground to honor historic battle fought on its land
The resolution approved by the borough council recounts some of the events that took place during the Battle of Hanover, known as the first battle of the civil war on free soil. On the morning of ...
A mysterious meeting with Syrian president is at the center of spy chief’s nomination fight
In 2015, Gabbard was part of a congressional trip led by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., to the Turkish-Syrian border to see the ...