This web site explores the African-American experience in Maryland. You will find the biographies of famous African-American Marylanders and a historical time line.
Young, talented, and bursting with entrepreneurial spirit, Samuel Gipson started his own business. By his early 30s, he was doing well enough to take in a young clerk to whom he bequeathed his estate. This American success story would be unremarkable but
Les Gens de Couleur Libres (the free people of color) formed an important segment of the New Orleans population. Their contributions to the history of the city were considerable and enduring. New Orleans today would be an entirely different place were it
Idlewild was nicknamed the Black Eden because prior to integration, it was one of the few resorts open to African-Americans. During its short history, Idlewild became famous for attracting the top names in Black entertainment, and people came for miles ar
In the summer of 1981, anthropologist Eleanor Mason Ramsey and her assistants set out to capture a neglected part of the past. Patiently, they interviewed dozens of elderly African Amencans to learn about their lives and the lives of those they knew in El
UK officially opened its doors to blacks in 1948, after Lyman T. Johnson's lawsuit challenging the University's discrimination policy succeeded. But the history of blacks in Lexington goes back to its founding in 1775.
African Americans helped establish Thomasville. It is our hope that this site will help to introduce local citizens and visitors on the web to the history and culture of Thomasville and Thomas County's African-American community.
