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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: 146 Print image (34K) |
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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: 146 Print image (34K) |
| 137 existence. Being sold down south to New Orleans was the worse fear slaves had. That tells you, from one of Maryland's own, some of the differences of being in Baltimore as compared to the more rural parts of the state like the Eastern Shore or Western Maryland. It not only separated families, but it also prohibited men and women from marrying. It caused a lot of hardship to slaves. We the descendants subconsciously bare those scars although we try not to focus on them on a daily basis. Until we are treated as equals in Maryland we are going continue to have the problems we are having in our communities. [Excerpts from Written Submission of Ms. Laurie Coughlan, Superintendent of Hampton National Site - Towson, Baltimore County] What Dr. James Loewen's chapter largely about the Hampton National Site in his book Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong indicates to me is that he and I share significant areas of concern, primarily regarding the need to expand the park's interpretive story. Had Dr. Loewen interviewed the park staff, he |