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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: 11 Print image (33K) |
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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: 11 Print image (33K) |
| Though slavery formerly tore us apart, it is a part of our heritage with great potential to bring all Marylanders together if we approach its study and presentation intelligently, with adequate resources, with sensitivity and with a commitment to overcome its lingering injustices. Moreover, through tourism, slavery and its legacy can become a core part of economic development plans of the State and its local jurisdictions. Ms. Addie L. Richburg, Executive Director, International Network to Freedom Association has observed: Maryland and any other state should use this history, however horrific, to encourage racial reconciliation. The Underground Railroad was a movement which bridged racial divides. It provides an excellent model of what could happen when people concentrate themselves on overcoming major barriers. Dr. Judith O'Brien, Education Director of Sotterley Plantation, Hollywood, and St. Mary's County, Maryland has noted: Programs on the subject of slavery must address not only the inhumane aspects of |