Harford Community College is undertaking a project focused on increasing understanding of the Civil Rights Movement in Harford County. This three-year investigation funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), is designed to involve students as they do original research, complete interviews, analyze secondary sources, and develop scholarly narratives that provide a stronger understanding…
Month: September 2019
EJI Lynching Marker acknowledges Lynching in Annapolis
ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 7, 2019 — Saturday morning the first Equal Justice Initiative historical marker in Maryland was unveiled at Whitmore Park. The marker, part of the remembrance and reconciliation project, acknowledged five lynchings in the capital city. The names of the African-American men were: John Sims, George Briscoe, Wright Smith, Henry Davis, and King Johnson….