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Maryland Ahead by (Clarence) Miles
After Clarence Miles died on October 8, 1977, the Baltimore Sun described him as “an urbane man who never forgot the value of good common sense. And he applied both traits with rich results for the...
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An American Tragedy
(left) Clarence Mitchell Jr. staging a one man picket line supporting school desegregation in Baltimore, 1954, MdHS, Political Ephemera Collection.(right) Parren Mitchell protesting segregation of...
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Sitting on Top of the World
Herbert Frisby and the crew of the B-29 just before the flight that took Frisby directly over the North Pole, August 12, 1956, MdHS, PAM 11,409. Frisby dropped a steel box over the exact location of...
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The Gypsy Queen of Baltimore*
Jessie Key Habersham, circa 1910, MdHS, MS 1906. In 1904, Baltimore was buzzing with scandal – Jessie Key Habersham had disappeared again. This was not the first time that Habersham, the daughter of...
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“Is He White or Colored?”: Chinese in Baltimore City Public Schools
Chinese American Family at Dinner, March 1958, A. Aubrey Bodine, MdHS, B502-H. The story of race in Baltimore has traditionally been presented as a black and white issue. Particularly in discussions...
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A Thorny Path: School Desegregation in Baltimore
Protesting segregation of teacher training programs. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Parren J. Mitchell far left. Douglass High School, Calhoun and Baker Street,...
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Judge Simon Sobeloff – Moderate to the Extreme
Simon Sobeloff (2nd from right) shaking hands with Theodore McKeldin. Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren stands to the far left. Theodore McKeldin Photograph Collection, PP286.78, Maryland Historical...
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“Are We Satisfied?”: The Baltimore Plan for School Desegregation
(This is the second part of a two part series – The first part of the story was posted on May 15, 2014 and can be read here.) Baltimoreans, perhaps more than the residents of any other major American...
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History Engaging Youth: Studying Civil Rights History in Maryland
Students from St. Charles High School in Waldorf visited the Historical Society in March and analyzed original documents about their local community such as this account book from the late 19th century...
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Taking a Stand in History! National History Day Research at MdHS
David Armenti, with students Megha Sharma and Zion Hadley, who were awarded the MdHS-sponsored Maryland History prize for their Harriet Tubman dramatic performance at the 2015 state competition. Within...
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