#BlackHistoryMonth2020 #HistoricDrip #OldWestBaltimore #UptonMansion-811 West Lanvale Street #ArtifactualJourney #AFROAmericanNewspaperNewHeadquarters #GlobalAdventurer The first person to correctly identify this distinguished gentleman and tell me something about him will receive an autographed copy of the forthcoming book, Old West Baltimore (Arcadia Publishing, Fall 2020) https://www.wbaltv.com/article/the-afro-american-newspaper-upton-mansion-baltimore/31121493 #BlackHist

#BlackHistoryMonth2020 #ArtifactualJourney #HistoricDrip #OldWestBaltimore #DouglassHighSchoolClassof1924- 96 years ago! #BaltimoreColoredSchoolSystem #ExpressiveCulture #1920sVintageHats High school student #ThurgoodMarshall would have known these #StylinSepiaSisters.At the moment, we have not been able to identify anyone posed in the photographs.If anyone recognizes their relatives, please contact us at: philipjmerrill@oldwestbaltimore.com #BlackHistoryisEverywhere #NegroHi

#BlackHistoryMonth2020 #GeorgeMotleyLane (1866-1912) #LaurelCemeteryBaltimore #Virginia #OldWestBaltimore #UnionBaptistChurch #HistoricDrip #BlackAttorney #HowardUniversityLawSchool #BlackMayoralCandidate More information about Lane's life will be featured in the upcoming book, Old West Baltimore by Arcadia Publishing, Fall 2020. #BlackHistoryisEverywhere #NegroHistoryDetective 🕵🏽‍♂️ #NotInTheTextbooks📚 #ArtifactualJourney🗺 #HistoricalTruthMatters Keepin' it historically

#BlackHistoryMonth2020 #BlackMatchbookCovers #AfricanAmericanBusinesses #JoeLouisPunch (#HenryGParksJr., #WillieAdams and #JoeLouis aka #BrownBomber) #PennsylvaniaAvenueBaltimore #SphinxClub (#CharlieTilghman) #ComedyClub (#IkeDixon) #Gambys (#LBGamby) #PrimarySourceMaterials Demolition, gentrification, and urban blight help to destroy the historic Black built environment. However, matchbooks, business cards, receipts, and photographs help to reconnect the present and future