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TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF SLAVERY IN MARYLAND (Final Report) 1999/12/31 MdHR 991422 MdHR 991422, Image No: 22 Print image (37K) |
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TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF SLAVERY IN MARYLAND (Final Report) 1999/12/31 MdHR 991422 MdHR 991422, Image No: 22 Print image (37K) |
| 13 central Maryland as Annapolis and Baltimore City, but also in Montgomery County, and even Prince George's County, where in the 1770s, between 40 and 50% of the entire population was of African descendent. [Excerpt from Submission of Ms. Leontyne Peck, Member of the Maryland Commssion on African African History and Culture] In the three westernmost counties of Maryland, Allegany, Garrett and Washington, I'm confident that there is a significant amount of African American history, but we have not had enough financial and human resources to explore the history here. The Task Force [or its successor] could assist our community by providing scholars to assist us in identifying and organizing our history. The African American population in Western Maryland is small, especially in Allegany and Garrrett Counties, but we have enough interested citizens who want to be involved in this project. We are excited about the work of the Task Force and we hope that our region will be included in the Report. A study of the Cumberland newpapers reveals frequent sheriffs notices of slaves for sale. One of the largest transactions occurred |