Rev. Brian Hamilton tapped his microphone, signaling the beginning of his service at Westminster Presbyterian Church in honor of the 176th anniversary of the greatest attempted escape of enslaved people in American history — which happened in Washington.
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Lawmakers renew effort to study slavery reparations
Members of Congress are renewing efforts to reckon with the nation’s racial past, reintroducing legislation that could create a commission to study and possibly offer reparations to descendants of slaves. Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, and Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California,…
Maryland lawmaker presses for a Harriet Tubman $20 bill
The fight to put Harriet Tubman on the face of the $20 bill in three years has been revived with the introduction of bipartisan legislation in the House.
‘Roots’ revived: Haley’s nephew talks records and remake
The novel-turned-popular Emmy-nominated miniseries “Roots” is in production for a remake, scheduled to air in 2016. Chris Haley, nephew of the “Roots” author, talks about his work as director of the study of legacy of slavery at the Maryland State Archives.
Maryland Legislature to Consider Rescission of 1860s Pro-Slavery Law
Sen. Brian Frosh initiated legislation to rescind Maryland’s ratification of an amendment which would have permanently prevented Congress from overriding state slavery laws.
Photograph Reveals Details about pre-Civil War Slave in Baltimore
Up until a few weeks ago, anyone who walked by Martha Ann “Patty” Atavis’ grave in the lush Green Mount Cemetery would think that she was another well-to-do Baltimorean from centuries past. Her headstone tells viewers she was 58 when she died in 1874.