Maryland State House 100 State Cir, 21401 410-974-3400 Built between 1772-1779, this is the oldest state capitol still in continuous legislative use. It served as the U.S. Capitol from November 1783-August 1784 when the Continental Congress met in the Old Senate Chamber. Many state laws about slavery, black freedom and the activities of the Underground Railroad were debated and passed here. In November 1864, the Maryland Legislature abolished slavery in the state. msa.maryland.gov/ msa/mdstatehouse/ html/home.html Matthew Henson Memorial The Rotunda, Maryland State House, 100 State Cir, 21401 410-260-6400 A memorial dedicated to Matthew Henson, an African-American explorer who, accompanying Admiral Robert E. Peary, was the fi rst man to reach the North Pole on April 6, 1909. msa.maryland.gov/ msa/mdstatehouse/ html/visitor.html The Stanton Center 92 W Washington St, 21401 410-295-5519 Built in 1898 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places, it served as the fi rst African-American school in Annapolis. https://www.annapolis. gov/491/Stanton-Community-Center Thurgood Marshall Memorial Lawyer’s Mall, Maryland State House, State House Sq, 21401 • 410-974-3400 This memorial honors the fi rst African American Supreme Court Justice who served for 24 years. His most famous court case, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, ended racial segregation in American public schools. msa.md.gov/msa/ mdstatehouse/html/ home.html Baltimore BCI C-18 Arbutus Memorial Park 1101 Sulphur Spring Rd, 21227 410-212-2700 A historical burial ground for African Americans such as National Baseball Hall of Famer Leon Day and jazz musician Chick Webb. arbutusmemorialpark.com Arena Players 801 McCulloh St, 21201 410-728-6500 The oldest, continually performing, historically black theater had its humble beginnings in 1953 by a small group of aspiring actors. Today the theater is made up of volunteers who help keep the show running. arenaplayersinc.com Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum 901 W Pratt St, 21223 410-752-2490 The museum presents the history of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company with an oral history exhibit that features recorded stories of African-American porters recalling work and life on the B&O Railroad. borail.org None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody — a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns — bent down and helped us pick up our boots. — Thurgood Marshall THURGOOD MARSHALL (1908–1993) Marshall was born and attended school in Baltimore before graduating fi rst in his class from Howard University Law School. He was the lead NAACP attorney in the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, case that overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine in public school segregation. In 1967, the Baltimore native became the fi rst African American named to the U.S. Supreme Court. He is remembered with a memorial in Annapolis by the State House. 20 Maryland’s Underground Railroad & African-American Heritage Travel Guide
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