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Black Catholic History Month
#BlackCatholicHistoryMonth The #NationalBlackCatholicClergyCaucus voted in 1990 to establish November as Black Catholic History Month...

Philip J. Merrill
Nov 14, 2019


Souvenir African American Church Programs
#TellTheTruthTuesday #BlackChurchHistory #OldWestBaltimore #SouvenirAfricanAmericanChurchPrograms (1934-1977) #AfricanAmericanChurches...

Philip J. Merrill
Nov 12, 2019


Veterans Day: Honoring Alice L. Johnson Tyler, WAC
#VeteransDay #BlackWomenoftheWar #WorldWarII Celebrating and honoring those who have served both stateside and overseas in all aspects of...

Philip J. Merrill
Nov 11, 2019


Harvey Johnson Junior High School, South Baltimore
HARVEY JOHNSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH BALTIMORE #RevDrHarveyJohnson (1843-1923) was born enslaved in Fauquier County, Virginia. Johnson...

Philip J. Merrill
Nov 9, 2019


Nothin' But The Best for Booker T
Dear friend Jackie Oldham (pictured below) donated these rare Booker T. Bulletin newspapers. Her father, Oliver F. Oldham, was the...

Philip J. Merrill
Nov 6, 2019


The Empty Framework of Black Baltimore: 2216 Druid Hill Avenue
#KeepinItHistoricallySignificant #OldWestBaltimore #CallowayFamily-2216 Druid Hill Avenue #BlackHistoryMatters #DemolitionMatters THE...

Philip J. Merrill
Oct 29, 2019


Morgan State University's Homecoming
In honor of Morgan State University's 2019 Homecoming Week, we are sharing some artifacts from their 1937 homecoming football game, which...

Philip J. Merrill
Oct 13, 2019


Holland Funeral Home
According to a January 24, 1959 AFRO American newspaper article about Helen Holland's funeral, she funeralized over 35,000 people during...

Philip J. Merrill
Sep 25, 2019


I Bet You Didn't Know: Baltimore's Colored Schools Had Newspapers
Baltimore's colored school system thrived, even in the face of Jim Crow and segregation. They produced great students who were products...

Philip J. Merrill
Sep 23, 2019
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