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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: 86 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: 86 Print image (33K) |
| 77 4. Findings Relevant to Youth Development ___________Programming___________ The Task Force finds that there exists a number of youth development programs in various parts of the Maryland that build on the history and legacy of slavery in a positive way to education youth, to help them get a sense of their potentials, and to help them relate in a healthy way to their society. Almost without exception, these programs are needful of State recognition and support. A few examples are described below. [Excerpt from Written Submission of Dr. Charles M. Christian, University of Maryland College Park] I am Charles Christian, an associate professor of social, urban, and population geography at the University of Maryland College Park. In addition to my study of ethnic and minority group dynamics in today's urban areas, I have done a considerably amount of research on the African American experience in both a historical and contemporary context. |