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Vintage Telegram Thursday: Lillie Carroll Jackson

May 12, 2022

Vintage Telegram Thursday: Lillie Carroll Jackson

#VintageTelegramThursday #BmoreCivilRightsLegacy #BaltimoreNAACP #LillieCarrollJackson #EutawPlace #CityCouncilmanWalterThomasDixon #1955Telegram from #LillieCarrollJackson, President of #NAACP (#402DolphinStreet)to pioneering #CityCouncilman #WalterTDixon: "1200 citizens at NAACP membership meeting at #SharpStreetMemorialMethodistChurch #DolphinandEttingStreet unanimously voted to respectively urge you to vote and work for the passage of FEPC in this city council." The FEPC

Philip J. Merrill

May 9, 2022

Baltimore's Slave Trade

In a recent #BaltimoreSun article about the city's slave trading past, Philip J. Merrill, CEO & Founder of Nanny Jack & Co, LLC was quoted. "Philip J. Merrill, a Baltimore historian and CEO and founder of Nanny Jack & Co., an African American heritage consulting firm, said the city's slave trading past is 'a touchy subject ' but one that could inform the future. With few visible, official guideposts to the slave trade, he said, some of this history has been taught informally

Philip J. Merrill

May 7, 2022

William Pickens, Sr.

#HBCUCollectedTreasures #MorganCollege (now #MorganStateUniversity) #NationalTreasure #1919Letter from #WilliamPickensSr (1881-1954), #VicePresident of #MorganCollege to son, #WilliamPickensJr Teaching him #FinancialLiteracy for his upcoming 13th birthday. "Papa will give you the five dollars- to be added to your bank account." Pickens was also a linguist who spoke 4 languages. In the group photo below, Pickens is identified with the red circle around his face with other lead

Philip J. Merrill

May 1, 2022

Black Medical Pioneers

One of these prominent medical doctors will be featured in the upcoming conference, "#RaceAndRacisminAcademicMedicine" Hosted by #JohnsHopkinsSchoolOfMedicine #DepartmentoftheHistoryofMedicine Thursday, May 5, 2022 My presentation is part of the panel, Legacies of Segregation and Desegregation in Academic Medical Centers 1-2 PM #CabinetCards #DrHenryRutherfordButlerMD #DrGeorgeWKennardMD #DrEMayfieldBoyleMD #BlackMedicalPioneers #HistoricEastBaltimoreBlackTreasures #NationalM

On This Date: United Negro College Fund Founded

Philip J. Merrill

Apr 25, 2022

On This Date: United Negro College Fund Founded

#OTD- April 25, 1944 #UnitedNegroCollegeFund #UNCF #Founders #MaryMcLeodBethune #FrederickDouglassPatterson #WilliamJohnsonTrentJr On this date in 1944, the United Negro College Fund was founded, which assisted Black students with attending and graduating from college. Today, this program continues to provide students with financial aid at historically Black colleges & universities (#HBCUs). In the past 78 years, the UNCF has helped more than 445,000 students. 1) Vernacular p

Artifactual Journey of Black North Carolina

Philip J. Merrill

Apr 5, 2022

Artifactual Journey of Black North Carolina

#TintypeTuesday #BettyKoger #ForsythCountyNorthCarolina #ArtifactualJourney 🌍 🗺 Just a little preview for my #ArtifactualJourneyofBlackNorthCarolina presentation THIS THURSDAY, April 7 at 7 PM at #NorthStarChurchoftheArts (220 W. Geer Street, #DurhamNC). This is part of the #WayOutOfNoWaySeries, made possible by #NCHumanities. Register here for in-person or the livestream: https://www.northstardurham.com/events-calendar/2022wayoutofnoway/philipjmerrill You'll learn more abo

Women's History Month: Black Women of the Cloth

Philip J. Merrill

Mar 9, 2022

Women's History Month: Black Women of the Cloth

#WomensHistoryMonth #HERstory #BlackWomenoftheCloth From left to right: #RevHelenaMason #EvangelistHarrietColeBaker #EvangelistGRKing #EvangelistAnneBrown #WomenWhoMadeADifference Stay tuned for an insightful segment on Rev. Helena Mason Rare images courtesy of Nanny Jack & Co Archives Colorized courtesy of #Deoldify #Maryland #Pennsylvania #Nebraska #WashingtonDC #Florida #NewYork #BlackHistoryisEverywhere #NegroHistoryDetective #BlackHistoryMatters #BlackHeritageMatters #Hi

Philip J. Merrill

Feb 10, 2022

Happy Birthday Chick Webb!

#HappyBirthdayWilliamHenryChickWebb February 10, 1905 #HistoricEastBaltimoreBlackTreasures Born at #513LewisStreet Raised at #1313AshlandAvenue #BmoreStandUp #JohnsHopkinsHospital #DrRalphJYoungMD Funeralized in 1939 at historic #WatersAMEChurch in #EastBaltimore "I can't understand the pain God gave me, I can't understand my sickness, but that's secondary. The main thing is, the Lord gave me the talent to play drums. He gave me some years to play. That's what I wanted to do.

Veronica A. Carr

Feb 2, 2022

Happy Birthday Langston Hughes!

#BlackHistoryMonth2022 #HBCUCollectedTreasures #HappyBirthdayLangstonHughes #LincolnUniversityPA #AfroLiteracy Starting off #BHM2022 by celebrating the 121st birthday of the one and only Langston Hughes. #HarlemRenaissance #OxfordResearchClub (Oxford, PA) #SimpleSpeaksHisMind It was always a thrill to walk on the historic Lincoln University of PA campus and go into the #LangstonHughesMemorialLibrary Continue to follow us througout the month! #BlackHistoryisEverywhere #NegroHi

Philip J. Merrill

Jan 17, 2022

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2022

#MLKJrDay2022 #BaltimoreOfficeOfPromotionAndTheArts #2009PromoPoster #2014BaltimoreMLKParadeHat Artifacts documenting two different years of celebrating this important parade #QueenIsabella is beginning to learn about the #CivilRightsLegacy There's always an opportunity to document one's experience and sometimes we forget. #BlackHistoryisEverywhere #NegroHistoryDetective #BlackHistoryMatters #BlackHeritageMatters #HistoricalTruthMatters #NotInTheTextbooks Courtesy of Nanny Ja

Philip J. Merrill

Jan 12, 2022

Wisdom Wednesday: Passing for White

#WisdomWednesday #ArtifactualJourney #Passing Woulda, coulda, shoulda.... did they pass for white or were they proud of their ethnicity? #BishopFamily #HealyFamily #DowningFamily #WilliamsFamily #Mulatto Part of a larger #PassingForWhite archive of photographs, letters, and oral history. #BlackHistoryisEverywhere #NegroHistoryDetective 🕵🏽‍♂️ #HistoricalTruthMatters #BlackHistoryMatters #BlackHeritageMatters #NotInTheTextbooks 📚 Images colorized courtesy of #DeOldify and #M

Philip J. Merrill

Jan 12, 2022

New Artifactual Journey Podcast Episode

🚨NEW #ArtifactualJourneyPodcast episode available!🚨 #JoeLouis (1914-1981) #TheBrownBomber #WorldHeavyweightChampion #1940sBlackBoxing #OtisKiddCarrSr (1916-1992) #GoldenGlovesChamp This latest episode of Artifactual Journey podcast is a knock out! https://anchor.fm/artifactual-journey/episodes/Episode-33-My-Connection-to-the-Brown-Bomber-with-Veronica-A--Carr-e1cjl0a #BlackHistoryisEverywhere #NegroHistoryDetective 🕵🏽‍♂️ #BlackHistoryMatters #BlackHeritageMatters #Histori

🚨 Upcoming Artifactual Journey Podcast Episode 🚨

Philip J. Merrill

Sep 21, 2021

🚨 Upcoming Artifactual Journey Podcast Episode 🚨

Stay tuned for the next #ArtifactualJourneyPodcast episode with Wesley Chandler Wood where we discuss the illustrious history of the #BaltimoreAlumniChapter of #KappaAlphaPsiFraternityInc, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The centennial gala is on September 26. More details will be available in the next post. #GeorgeLNewman #WalterTWebb #ColoredHighSchool #OldWestBaltimore #LincolnUniversityPA #EpsilonChapter #GuideRightMovement Artifacts courtesy of Nann

Philip J. Merrill

Sep 7, 2021

Growing Up in Black Baltimore

🚨 New #ArtifactualJourneyPodcast episode! 🚨 with Guy Rawlings Sr. (For the folks that don't know, this is the brother of #HowardPeteRawlings (1937-2003), pioneering politician and member of the #MarylandHouseOfDelegates) #BlackBaltimore #FannieLBarbourSchool161 (Saratoga & Schroeder Streets) #GwynnFallsJuniorHighSchool #EdmondsonHighSchool #MorganStateCollege #MorganBearsLacrosse #PoeHomesProjects Click on the link below to listen to the episode. Or visit #Spotify, #ApplePo

Philip J. Merrill

Sep 4, 2021

The Martinsville Seven: 70 Years Later

We've included this post on oldwestbaltimore.com because Philip J. Merrill, our CEO & Founder, spent the first years of his life in #HistoricSandtown (one of the neighborhoods that comprises #OldWestBaltimore) and because the #MartinsvilleSeven was covered by the #BaltimoreAfroAmericanNewspaper, which had roots in #OldWestBaltimore. August 31, 2021- Virginia Governor #RalphNortham posthumously pardoned the #MartinsvilleSeven On February 2, 1951 (70 years ago) #BookerTMillner

Philip J. Merrill

Sep 3, 2021

Artifactual History

Even #HurricaneIda couldn't stop the start of this collaborative effort. #FriendsSchoolBaltimore and #NannyJackAndCoLLC are collaborating on a groundbreaking new #UpperSchool senior history elective, #ArtifactualHistory, largely based off of my award winning book, #OldWestBaltimore. The students, staff, and other faculty will be participating in an #ArtifactualJourney like no other with research, artifacts, analysis, and interpretation as they uncover Baltimore's #HarlemRena

Philip J. Merrill

Sep 1, 2021

Black Maritime Legacy

#MountAuburnCemetery (Established in 1872) #BaltimoreMaryland #CityoftheDeadforColoredPeople #MountWinansCommunity (Established between 1869-1870) #BlackMaritimeLegacy #BlackMaritimeMystery Excited to be working with #LivingClassroomFoundation and #HarborcraftFilms on this wonderful endeavor! Nanny Jack & Co, LLC has been researching and collecting oral history and funerary materials for over 25 years. Many residents of #OldWestBaltimore are buried in this historic cemetery.

Philip J. Merrill

Aug 14, 2021

Historic Drip: Vintage Beach Attire

#RealPhotoPostcard #VintageBeachAttire #HistoricDrip #GlascoeGeeStokesFamily #OldWestBaltimore Fannie Glascoe Gee Date unknown This real photo postcard is part of a much larger Glascoe/Gee/Stokes family collection within the Nanny Jack & Co Archives Colorized courtesy of #DeOldify and #MyHeritage Courtesy of Nanny Jack & Co Archives #BlackHistoryisEverywhere #NegroHistoryDetective 🕵🏽‍♂️ #VisitBlackHistory #HistoricalTruthMatters #BlackHistoryMatters #BlackHeritageMatters #N

Philip J. Merrill

Jul 31, 2021

The Legacy of Dr. George W. Kennard

#KennardsHospital #HistoricEastBaltimore 704 & 706 Ensor Street (across from the #DunbarAthleticField) #BaltimoresMedicalCamelot #AmericanVisionaryArtMuseum (AVAM) Whenever I can lend a hand to help others out, it gives me a great deal of joy. But today, I'm lending a leg (a historic prosthetic leg, not my own 😂 😂 😂) to assist my good friend and colleague #RebeccaHoffberger with her final exhibit at the award winning, world famous American Visionary Art Museum. The exhibit

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