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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: 127 Print image (40K) |
| 1 18 towards our interests. I don't know if this is racism or merely certain lingering effects of slavery. I don't know what is holding Maryland back from doing what other states are doing. Other states are promoting their African American heritage through tourism. Our state has a wealth of history. I published this Baltimore African-American Resource and Tourist Guide. It was the first time anyone had published a comprehensive list of African American sites in Baltimore. It was difficult to do because of the research and funding involved. I can only publish this guide once every two years. I am trying to publish the new one for 2000 because the African American conference will be here, the Under Ground Railroad conference in March 2000, the Southern Region African American Alliance, the National Association of Black Elected Officials next month. The State seems to lack the infrastructure to educate these individuals about the sites beyond the Inner Harbor. We have African American museums throughout the state that are under funded and under appreciated. This publication showed me how much history we have here. In 1996, the City of Baltimore gave us a one-time-only grant and the next time we will need to go to the State. The Department of |