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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: 228 Print image (18K) |
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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: 228 Print image (18K) |
| 1992 Dr. Sidney O. Burnett, Jr. became the first African American president of the Maryland State Dental Association. This 110 years old organization refused Dr. Burnett membership until the late 1950's, after he applied for admission several times. He was also the first African American to serve on the State Board of Dental Examiners. 1992 Kweisi Mfume, African American Congressman from Maryland to become chairman of the Black Caucus in United States Congress. Adapted from: Three Hundred and Fifty Years: A Chronology of the Afro American In Maryland, by Roland C. McConnell. Updated by curriculum writers. SS-78 |