#OnThisDate-November 17, 1963 (56 years ago) #FreedomSunday #SharpStreetMemorialUnitedMethodistChurch #NAACP #CivilRightsHistory #DrLillieCarrollJackson- President of Baltimore NAACP (1935-1970) #RoyWilkins #OldWestBaltimore #MarbleHill #ArtifactualJourney November 11-17, 1963 was designated #NAACPWeek in Baltimore by Mayor Theodore McKeldin. A Freedom Sunday Rally was held at Sharp Street Church on November 17, 1963 at 2:30 PM. The speaker for the event was Roy Wilkins, exe

HARVEY JOHNSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH BALTIMORE #RevDrHarveyJohnson (1843-1923) was born enslaved in Fauquier County, Virginia. Johnson was the 5th pastor in Union Baptist Church's (#OldWestBaltimore, MD) history. The public may be familiar with Union Baptist Church (located in #MarbleHill in #OldWestBaltimore), presently pastored by Rev. Dr. Alvin C. Hathaway and the Harvey Johnson Community Center, dedicated in 1956 and located at 1219 Druid Hill Avenue. However, do you k