Press about the Commission

Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission to Hold Public Hearing in Montgomery County on October 5, 2024
September 17th, 2024

Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission to Hold Public Hearing on Racial Terror Lynchings in Cecil and Harford Counties on October 26, 2024
September 17th, 2024

Carroll County Coalition of the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project to hold remembrance ceremony for Townsend Cook, victim of 1885 racial terror lynching
September 8th, 2024 | Carroll County Coalition of the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project

APRIL 13, 2024 HEARING IN FREDERICK COUNTY

Commission hears of Southern Maryland Lynchings
November 19, 2024 | Matt Wynn, for Southern Maryland News

Commission to hold hearing on region’s lynching past
November 7, 2024 | Michael Reid, for Dundalk Eagle

More than 100 years late, lynchings get a hearing
October 28, 2024 | Petula Dvorak, for The Washington Post

Md. commission examines long-ago lynchings, and what they mean for today
October 25, 2024 | Mark Fowser, for WDEL

‘Not ancient history’: MoCo grapples with legacy of lynchings
October 7, 2024 | Ginny Bixby, for MoCo 360

‘There he was hanged from a locust tree’: Identity of 3 DC-area lynching victims revealed by Maryland commission
October 6, 2024 | Dick Uliano, for WTOP News

Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission Public Hearing
April 13th, 2024 | The Frederick News-Post

Descendants of Frederick County lynching victims advocate for ancestors, acknowledgments
April 13th, 2024 | Gabrielle Lewis, for The Frederick News-Post

A Maryland city's apology for lynchings rings hollow for some
March 11th, 2024 | Joe Heim, for The Washington Post

James Taylor Historical Sign Locations Presented to Town Council
February 21, 2024 | James Dissette, for The Chestertown Spy

"Envision the Razing of All These Structures": Evidence of Forced Displacement and Dispossession
February 7, 2024 | Jack Del Nunzio, for Rediscovering Black History, National Archives

Salisbury City Council Advances Lynching Apology Resolution
March 6, 2024 | Richard Caines, for Bay to Bay News

Salisbury City Council to Revisit Lynching Apology Next Month
February 26, 2024 | Hannah Cechini, for WDMT

Salisbury One Step Closer to Issuing Apology to Lynching Victim Descendants
February 23, 2024 | Rachel Pierce, for WBOC

Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum tells stories of triumph, tragedy in Maryland's past
February 14, 2024 | Breana Ross, for WBAL

Efforts to Memorializing Lyncing Victims Divide American Communities
January 29, 2024 | Rachel Hatzipanagos, for The Washington Post

Howard County Ready to Reimagine Its 56-year-old Flag
January 24, 2024 | Sherry Greenfield, for The Baltimore Sun

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball Appoints Commission to Guide New Design of Official County Flag
January 22, 2024 | Howard County Press Release

Maryland Humanities Chief Executive Officer Selected for Truth and Reconciliation Committee
December 7, 2023 | Maryland Humanities Press Release

Maryland lynchings still haunt communities like Salisbury
October 2, 2023 | John-John Williams IV, for The Baltimore Banner

Justice Department Leaders Join Maryland Attorney General to Announce Hate Crimes Grants
November 1, 2023 | USDOJ Office of Public Affairs Press Release

Montgomery County Commission on Remembrance and Reconciliation to Honor Victims of Racial Terror Lynching...
November 1, 2023 | Montgomery County Press Release

OJP Grants Aimed at Combatting Rise in Hate Crimes
October 31, 2023 | USDOJ Office of Justice Programs Press Release

Maryland Lynching Memorial Project to host sixth annual conference Saturday: 'I want people to understand the urgency'
October 13th, 2023 | Caitlin Freeman, for The Baltimore Sun

Will Schwarz is on a misson to make sure we learn about lynchings in Maryland
October 12th, 2023 | John-John Williams IV, for The Baltimore Banner

South County Residents Memorialize A Black Man Lynched in 1869
April 17, 2023 | Delonte Harrod, for The Intersection

NOVEMBER 5, 2022 HEARING IN SOMERSET COUNTY

OCTOBER 22, 2022 HEARING IN WICOMICO COUNTY

OCTOBER 8, 2022 HEARING IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY

JUNE 4, 2022 HEARING IN BALTIMORE COUNTY

'Truth rising and lies dying’: Commission reviews roles of public institutions in Anne Arundel lynchings
October 8, 2022 | Dan Belson, for Capital Gazette

5 Past Lynchings In Anne Arundel Are Topic Of Upcoming Meeting
October 6, 2022 | Jacob Baumgart, for Annapolis Patch

Maryland lynching commission arrives in Annapolis. Lots of questions. Few answers
October 6, 2022 | Rick Hutzell, for Meanwhile in Annapolis

Carl Snowden: Public hearings set on lynching, race and racism | COMMENTARY
October 1, 2022 | Commentary by Carl Snowden, for Capital Gazette

Maryland commission holds hearing on 1885 Towson lynching of boy
June 7, 2022 | Ngan Ho, for The Baltimore Sun

Reginald F. Lewis Museum receives federal funding to build permanent exhibit and memorial on thehistory of lynching in Maryland
April 8, 2022 | Laura Stewart, for Baltimore Fishbowl

Biden signs bill named after Emmett Till making lynching a hate crime
March 29, 2022 | Teaganne Finn, for NBC News

Harford County lynching victims remembered with soil collection ceremony
March 26, 2022 | Jason Fontelieu, for The Baltimore Sun

OCTOBER 2, 2021 HEARING IN ALLEGANY COUNTY

NATION’S FIRST LYNCHING TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION TO HOLD FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IN ALLEGANY COUNTY, MARYLAND
September 9, 2021.

Joint Statement by MCaahc & mltrc on racial injustice & social equity

March 19, 2021.

Maryland is the first state to formally reckon with its history of lynching and racial violence
December 4, 2021 | PBS Newshour, for PBS News Weekend

, The Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture Announce Partnership
April 26, 2021 | Staff of The Southern Maryland Chronicle, for The Southern Maryland Chronicle

Maryland Governor Issues Pardons to Racial Lynching Victims
June 15, 2021 | Aimee Cho, for NBC 4 Washington

Opinion: How to remember a stain on American history
May 13, 2021 | Opinion by the WP Editorial Board, for The Washington Post

Maryland NAACP leader blasts Gov. Larry Hogan's posthumous pardons of lynching victims as 'political posturing'
May 9, 2021 | Chandelis Duster, for CNN

Gov. Hogan grants posthumous pardons to 34 Maryland lynching victims, including 15-year-old Howard Cooper
May 8, 2021 | Jeff Barker, for The Baltimore Sun

Maryland governor grants posthumous pardons for 34 Black lynching victims
May 8, 2021 | Michael Brice-Saddler, for The Washington Post

Lynching of 15-year-old Howard Cooper at Towson jail to be memorialized Saturday
May 7, 2021 | Taylor Deville, for The Baltimore Sun

19 Century Lynching In Towson To Be Remembered Saturday
May 4, 2021 | John Lee, for WYPR

Howard County Truth & Reconciliation group illuminates history of lynchings
March 27, 2021 | Ana Faguy, for The Washington Post

One year in, Howard County Truth & Reconciliation group illuminates history of lynchings
January 21, 2021 | Ana Faguy, for The Baltimore Sun

Attorney General Frosh, Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission Announce Grant to Research Unsolved Lynchings in Maryland

October 28, 2020.

Maryland Lynching Commission Condemns Modern Day Lynchings and Calls for Justice

June 1, 2020.

GOVERNANCE OFFICIALLY LED BY COMMISSION'S YOUNGEST MEMBERS
May 26, 2020.

COMMISSION COMMENDS IDA B. WELLS-BARNETT’S POSTHUMOUS PULITZER PRIZE AWARD
May 12, 2020.

MARYLAND DELEGATION MEMBERS RECOGNIZE $300,000 FEDERAL AWARD TO MARYLAND LYNCHING TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
November 2, 2020 | Jamie Raskin Press Release

Maryland attorney general, state commission awarded $300,000 grant to investigate unsolved lynchings
October 28, 2020 | McKenna Oxenden, for The Baltimore Sun

Maryland Panel Tasked With Investigating State's Lynching History
September 28, 2020 | Interview for NPR's All Things Considered

History of lynching in Maryland shows need for racial reconciliation
September 22, 2020 | Lisa Robinson, for WBAL

Landmark commission begins tackling 'unconfronted truth’ of racially motivated lynchings in Md.
September 18, 2020 | Ovetta Wiggins, for The Washington Post

Truth and Reconciliation for Lynching Victims and Their Families
February 3, 2020 | DJ Cashmere, for yes! Magazine

Maryland Lynching Commission Continues its Mission
January 15, 2020 | John H. Muller, for The Washington Informer

Maryland conference on lynching finds links to voter suppression, social inequality October 19, 2020 | Jonathan M. Pitts, for The Baltimore Sun

'Sign of Change'
July 28, 2020 | Jonathan M. Pitts, for The Baltimore Sun

'It was a modern day lynching: 'Violent deaths reflect a brutal American legacy'
June 3, 2020 | Deneen L. Brown, for National Geographic

'After Ahmaud Arbery, work will remain'
May 12, 2020 | Sherrilyn Ifill, for The Washington Post

'Coalition of Civil Rights Leaders Condemn Horrific Attack on Ahmaud Arbery'
May 6, 2020 | The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) et al. Press Release

Once 'Skimmed Over In History Books,’ Ida B. Wells Awarded Pulitzer Prize 9 Decades After Her Death
May 5, 2020 | Jamie Nesbitt Golden, for Block Club Chicago Online

'Emmett Till bill making lynching a federal crime passes House'
February 26, 2020 | Ella Torres, for ABC News Online

'AACC hosts exhibit on lynching in Maryland'
January 27, 2020 | Adrianna Gonzalez, for The Campus Current

'Salisbury looks to honor Wicomico lynching victims through memorial coalition'
January 7, 2020 | Lucas Gonzalez, for The Salisbury Daily Times

BURN: The Lynching of George Armwood
December 19, 2019 | Pennant Productions, Ltd.

The energy behind MD's lynching reconciliation panel
November 7, 2019 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore Press Release

Civil rights author cheers public launch of new commission on Maryland’s lynching history
September 13, 2019 | Jonathan M. Pitts, for The Baltimore Sun

Maryland panel on lynching begins yearlong study of killings
August 12, 2019 (UPDATED: August 13, 2019) | The Associated Press, published in Capital Gazette

Maryland panel on lynching to hold first meeting; at least 40 lynched in state between 1854 and 1933
August 12, 2019 | The Associated Press, published in The Baltimore Sun

Maryland Has Created a Truth Commission on Lynching– Can it Deliver?
June 14, 2019 | Kelebogile Zvobgo, for The Conversation

Md. lynching commission offers chance to investigate, atone
April 29, 2019 | Nicolas Creary, Op-Ed for The Baltimore Sun

Maryland Establishes First Statewide Commission on Racial Terror Lynchings
April 22, 2019 | Equal Justice Initiative Press Release

Lynching in Maryland: Proposed Commission could shed light on history
February 28, 2019 | Rose Velazques, for The Daily Times

State Lawmakers Propose Commission to Confront Dark History of Lynchings in Maryland
February 13, 2019 | Danielle E. Gaines, for Maryland Matters

Backers pitch bill that would create statewide commission on Maryland’s lynching history
February 12, 2019 (UPDATED: July 1, 2019) | Jonathan M. Pitts, Op-Ed for The Baltimore Sun

Jim Crow Alive and Well on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
January 23, 2019 | Sean Yoes, for The Afro American, The Baltimore Sun

Lynching Victim Is Honored With Soil Collection Ceremony in Poolesville
November 5, 2019 | Ashley Peccerelli, for Montgomery Community Media

A Maryland Community Gathered to Remember the Lynching of George Peck: Montgomery County residents collected soil from the site where Peck was dragged to his death in 188
November 4, 2019 | Brigit Katz, for Smithsonian Magazine

'Lynch him!' A century after a white mob hung a black man from a tree, soil from the site is being preserved
November 4, 2019 | Deneen L. Brown, for The Washington Post

Our Say: Historic marker for Henry Davis a milestone on the road to reconciliation
September 9, 2019 | Opinion published in Capital Gazette

Maryland Erects The First Of Many Lynching Memorials
September 9, 2019 | Dominique Maria Bonessi, for WAMU

EJI Partners with Community to Dedicate Historical Marker in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
September 9, 2019 | Equal Justice Initiative Press Release

Injustices discussed in Annapolis as first historical lynching marker in Maryland unveiled
September 7, 2019 (UPDATED: September 10, 2019) | Alex Mann, for Capital Gazette

Lynching memorial
July 13, 2019 (UPDATED: July 14, 2019) | Letter to the Editor, by Linnie Girdner, published in Capital Gazette

Maryland makes strides to address racism past and present
April 18, 2019 (UPDATED: May 31, 2019) | Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, for The Baltimore Sun

A push for remembrance of lynching victims, and reconciliation during event at Harford Community College
March 28, 2019 | David Anderson, for The Baltimore Sun

Remembering a 19th-century lynching near my church
February 28, 2019 | David Williams, for The Christian Century

  Groups Pay Tribute to Last Man Lynched in Annapolis
December 22, 2018 | Phil Davis, for The Baltimore Sun

  Senate Unanimously Approves Bill to Make Lynching a Federal Hate Crime
December 19, 2018 | Elise Viebeck, for The Washington Post

  Walk Will Remember Annapolis Lynching Victim
December 16, 2018 | Barry Kessler, for Capital Gazette

  Activists to Retrace Steps of 1906 City Lynching
December 15, 2018 | Selene San Felice, for Capital Gazette

  Local Leaders Rally in Support of Sewell
December 15, 2018 | Stephen Janis, for Afro News

  Salisbury Lynching Anniversary Meant to End "Epidemic of Silence"
December 5, 2018 | Rose Velazquez, for The Daily Times

  Days After KKK Flyers, event will mark 1931 Salisbury Lynching
December 4, 2018 | Liz Holland, for The Daily Times

  KKK Flyers found in Maryland, Delaware
December 3, 2018 | Rose Velazquez, for The Daily Times

Arundel leaders battling hate rise; As incidents multiply, plans include new laws, better education
November 13, 2018 | Catherine Rents and Pamela Wood, for The Baltimore Sun

The Maryland Lynching Memorial Project seeks remembrance and reconciliation
October 16, 2018 | Dan Rodricks, for Roughly Speaking, The Baltimore Sun

  Dr. Kaye Whitehead opens 2018 “Lynching in Maryland” conference
October 13, 2018 | Dr. Kaye Whitehead

  Confronting the Horrific Legacy of Lynching in Maryland
October 10, 2018 | AFRO Staff, for Afro News

“Truth and Reconciliation in Maryland?”
October 11, 2018 | Shielah Kast and Melissa Kerr, for On the Record with Sheilah Kast, WYPR

Lynching in Maryland: Confronting a history of local violence
October 23, 2018 | Dan Reed, for The Kojo Nnamdi Show, WAMU

Perspective: The Soil Remembers the Barbarity of Lynching Even Though America Tried to Bury It
October 23, 2018 | Cortland Milloy, for The Washington Post

Readers respond to special report on Maryland's lynching past
October 16, 2018 | Sun Staff, for The Baltimore Sun

Group Hopes confronting Maryland’s History of Lynchings Will Help With Path Forward
October 13, 2018 | Michael Laris, for The Washington Post

We need a memorial because lynching is more than issue of the past
September 30, 2018 | Letter to the Editor in Capital Gazette

How covering a lynching changed Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. and shaped his legendary career
September 25, 2018 | Dan Rodricks, for The Baltimore Sun

Bringing a dark chapter to light: Maryland confronts its lynching legacy
September 25, 2018 | Jonathan M. Pitts, for The Baltimore Sun

Lynching and The Sun: Coverage with a huge blind spot
September 20, 2018 | Baltimore Sun Editorial Board in The Baltimore Sun

Remembering the 1931 lynching of Matthew Williams in Salisbury, Maryland
September 14, 2018 | Chris Ranck, for Delmarva Today, Delmarva Public Radio

‘A Shameful Affair’: The Last Man Lynched in Montgomery County, Md.
August 22, 2018 | Eugene L. Meyer, for The Washington Post

City issues apology; for past; Council resolution apologizes for historic lynchings of blacks; Council approves budget
June 24, 2018 | Anthony Messenger, for The Baltimore Sun

  Why Annapolis City Council Apologized for History of Lynching
June 23, 2018 | Matthew Ritchie, for Afro News

  Annapolis City Council Apoliogizes for Historic Lynchings
June 18, 2018 | Anthony Messenger, for Capital Gazette

  Related Records at the Maryland State Archives with Director Chris Haley and Archivist Ryan Cox
June 13, 2018 | Chris Haley and Ryan Cox

Remembering Mr. Harris
May 9, 2018 | Aegis Commentary in The Baltimore Sun

When Mencken and Duffy confronted lynching
May 4, 2018 | Frederick N. Rasmussen, for The Baltimore Sun

When Mencken and Duffy took aim at the Eastern Shore over lynching
May 2, 2018 | Frederick N. Rasmussen, for The Baltimore Sun

Lynching Memorial Calls on MD to Reckon with Past of Terrorizing African Americans
May 1, 2018 | E. R. Shipp, for The Baltimore Sun

Our Say: Annapolis, Anne Arundel County Ought to Bring Lynching Memorial Here
April 30, 2018 | Letter to the Editor in Capital Gazette

Eastern Shore Lynching Victims Remembered in New Memorial
April 30, 2018 | Jeremy Cox, for The Daily Times

Opinion: It’s Time for Thse Counties to Reclaim Their Grisly History of Lynching
April 25, 2018 | The Editorial Board, for The Washington Post

National Monument to Victims of White Racist Violence Rekindles Interest in 1900 Bel Air Lynching
April 20, 2018 | Allan Vought, for The Baltimore Sun

Residents to recognize victim of 1885 lynching in Towson
February 24, 2018 | Alison Knezevich, for The Baltimore Sun

In Towson, Remember a Lynching
February 23, 2018 | Alison Knezevich, for The Baltimore Sun