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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: 78 Print image (38K) |
| 69 attractions in the state. That's not just black attractions either. It would rank as four or five if you took out Oriole Park, Ocean City and the Inner Harbor. After those, The Great Blacks in Wax would be fourth largest attraction receiving over 200,000 visitors annually for tours. In particular, when Canadians come into our country they want to come and visit the African American experience. I had a group from Toronto and that just heard briefly about the Great Blacks In Wax Museum and when I brought them there they just could not get enough of it. I take African American, Asian and European tour groups to visit the Great Blacks in Wax Museum, and I am ashamed to see people waiting on the stoop because there is no waiting area for people to sit in. There is only so much bathroom space. This needs to be addressed. I appreciate all of the organizations like the Maryland Historical Society. I did a lot of my research there. But when we look at entities controlled by African Americans, it is an uphill battle to get funding so that we can tell our story. That is what I see combined with the educational component as missing in terms of whether we are going from here to there. |