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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: 139 Print image (38K) |
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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: 139 Print image (38K) |
| 130 [Excerpt from Testimony of Mr. Lewis Fields, Executive Director, The Maryland African American Tourism Council] I was glad to see Dr. Charles Christian here today and I am going to read you something from his book entitled Rlack Saga which I think really targets and answers the questions about the legacy that slavery has left in Maryland. This is taken from page 377 of his book, 'The Worse Cities of Negroes Listed." This list was compiled in 1948, so we were called Negroes then. In March 1948 Negro Digest published the Americas 10 worse cities for Negroes based on the following criteria: number of lynchings; kidnappings; access to libraries, hospitals, schools, parks, and churches; level of juvenile delinquency levels; the number Negroes in public service jobs such as flrefighter and policeman; and non- discriminatory access to public transportation. Of the ten cities listed as the worst nationwide; it is noteworthy that Annapolis, Maryland was listed as the 6th. This was in 1948. That begins to tell you some of the effects of slavery in Maryland. With regard to the legacy of slavery, Ms. Addie Richburg, Executive Director of the International Network to Freedom Association, talks |