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Maryland's African-American Heritage Travel Guide 1 CONTENTS MARYLAND'S MARYLAND VisitMaryland.org DEAR FRIENDS: In Baltimore, seeing is beiieuing. Saue 20% when you purchase the Legends S Legacies Experience Pass. Come face-to-face with President Barack Obama at the National Great Blacks In Wax Museum hank you for times to guide many and discover the stories of African American your interest in others to freedom. Today, visionaries at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum and Maryland's Maryland's Eastern the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park and Museum. African- Shore is keeping her tAmerican heritage and legacy alive through Book now and save. Call 1-877-BalHmore the spirit of perseverance sites and attractions, or visit BalHmore.org/herifage. that is at the heart of our and the Harriet Tubman shared history. Our State is Underground Railroad Byway. known for its rich history of local men and We celebrate other pioneers including women from humble backgrounds whose the abolitionist Frederick Douglass, our contributions helped strengthen the nation's first African-American Supreme foundation of fairness and equality to Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, and which we continuously strive for today. Mathias de Sousa, the first black man to Just as our State became a pivotal set foot on what became the colony of place for Northern and Southern troop Maryland. We invite you to explore these movements during the Civil War, it also stories of challenge and triumph that became known for its network of paths, are kept alive through inspirational people and sanctuaries that composed the monuments, cultural museums and houses Effi^^ffilffl^fijSES Underground Railroad. The State was the of worship throughout our great State. last "station" that separated North from South — and freedom from bondage — Sincerely, for countless people escaping slavery. One of the most courageous "conductors" was Harriet Tubman, who after having fled from a plantation on the Choptank River, Martin O'Malley returned to Maryland more than a dozen Governor President Obama wax figure at the National Great Blacks In Wax Museum Maryland's African-American Heritage Travel Guide 1 CONTENTS 1 GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE 4 INTRODUCTION Festivals, Shopping, Dining, Reunions 6 ENJOY A THRIVING CULTURAL LEGACY 7 STEP BACK IN TIME 8 A PATHWAY TO FREEDOM: The Underground Railroad 9 REGIONAL ATTRACTIONS 9 Western Maryland 11 Capital Region 17 Central Maryland 25 Southern Maryland 28 Eastern Shore 31 INDEX 31 Destinations 8w 32 Cities and Towns COVER: Bucktown Village Store, Cambridge, Photograph lalJ^m,,*:,,: ^V-' U« courtesy of Dorchester County Department of Tourism. GOVERNOR MARYLAND OFFICE OF TOURISM PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH w> Listings with this symbol are a Maryland's African-American Heritage Travel Guide is produced Martin O'Malley World Trade Center, THE STATE OF MARYLAND BY: JF/j]s=- part of the National Park Service's and distributed as a free publication by the Maryland Office of 401 East Pratt Street Media Two, LT. GOVERNOR Tourism, a division of the Maryland Department of Business and Baltimore, MD 21202 The Custom Communications 1 National Underground Railroad Anthony G. Brown Economic Development. 410-767-3400,1-877-209-5883 Division of Today Media Network to Freedom program, which is www.visitmaryland.org 1014 W. 36th St. Articles, advertisements and listings are intended as a service to preserving historic sites associated with Baltimore, MD 21211 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR travelers and do not constitute an endorsement by the state of the Underground Railroad and attempting Margot A. Amelia 410-828-0120 • www.mediatwo.com Maryland of any business, organization or attraction. Information to tell a comprehensive story of the people I MARYLAND I MANAGING EDITOR PRESIDENT EDITOR is as correct as possible at press time, but is subject to change. Liz Fitzsimmons Jonathan Witty Blaise Willig and events associated with the struggle Please call ahead to verify information before traveling. The VisitMaryland.org EXECUTIVE EDITOR CHAIRMAN ART DIRECTOR for freedom from enslavement. publisher and editor shall not be liable for damages arising Kat Evans Robert F. Martinelli Randy Clark from errors or omissions. www.nps.gov/ugrr PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT DIRECTOR ADVERTISING Copyright 2012. Reproduction in whole or part of any . Tim Tadder, 2001 Kim Fortuna DIRECTOR (unless otherwise credited) Steve Lassiter A special thank you to the Library of Congress photographs, maps or illustrations without prior written www.tadderphotography.com for historic images. consent by the copyright holders is prohibited. 2 Maryland's African-American Heritage Travel Guide Maryland's African-American Heritage /rave,' Guide 3 discover an ENDURING HERITAGE This guide is your passport to the Maryland African-American experience — the undertakings, accomplishments and sacrifices, past and present, that have shaped a state and influenced a nation. It's the story of a resilient people and their deeply rooted traditions. It's a tale of triumphs, sorrows, joys and hardships as spoken by Frederick Douglass, written by Frances E. W. Harper, played by Eubie Blake and mapped by Benjamin Banneker. Their words and deeds, as well as the actions of countless others, continue to impact all walks of life. Inside this guide, you will find listings for nearly 200 travel destinations throughout the state that are linked to African-American heritage and culture. The listings are separated by region — from Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore — so you can easily find sites no matter where your travels take you. As you navigate Maryland — whether following a heritage trail toward historic discoveries, sampling local foods during ethnic celebrations or being entertained at world-renowned cultural venues — enjoy today what generations have built. ! e FESTIVALS SHOP & DINE and expansive malls. Antiques REUNIONS stores are also plentiful. onor the past while elax while shopping and For your dining pleasure, aryland offers h celebrating in the r dining on the water­ the state is home to some m the perfect present! Maryland hosts front, in the countryside or of the best seafood around. location for your next a number of ethnic events African American Festival, a just downtown. Charming But beyond the crabs, oysters reunion, regardless of and celebrations of African- weekend-long mix of music, boutiques, galleries and and rockfish, you will enjoy the size. At our heart is Polish and other ethnic American pride and heritage. food and exhibits, draws collectibles shops give way to international cuisine and soul Baltimore, the second- neighborhoods stand The Kunta Kinte Heritage thousands of visitors every July. name-brand outlet centers food, as well as locally grown largest immigration side-by-side. Throughout Festival, held annually in Other celebrations include produce and sumptuous point-of-entry to the Maryland, you'll find diverse Annapolis each September, Harriet Tubman Weekend in desserts, including the official United States in the destinations, attractions and features music, food and Cambridge and Juneteenth state dessert, Smith Island late 19th and early 20th accommodations to make dance from the African celebrations that take place Cake. Furthermore, Maryland centuries. African-American, your next get together a diaspora. Baltimore's throughout the state. I has many breweries and more Greek, German, Italian, memorable one. than 50 wineries open for For resources to help plan a reunion, contact local county tourism For a Maryland Calendar of Events, go to www.visitmaryland.org. tours and special events. offices or go to www.visitmaryland.org. A Maryland's African-American Heritage Travel Guide Maryland's African-American Heritage Travel Guide 5 THE USS CON$TELU&flO>$ [> H V ^Baltimore FREDERICK DOUGLASS-ISAAC MYERS MARITIME PARK Baltimore E REGINALD F. LEWIS MUSEUM OF MARYLAND ' KRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY gCULTURE THE NATIONAL GREAT BLACKS IN WAX MUSEUM Baltimore ^^^MKIMMi i Baltimore ENJOY A THRIVING CULTURAL LEGACY STEP BACK IN TIME ome of the most 8c Culture. Just a short walk and mathematician. Another c Venture into Baltimore I rom the rugged moun­ memorable African- from Baltimore's famous Inner museum — in Maryland's and you'll find museums, tains of Western Mary- American cultural Harbor, the museum has an capital, Annapolis — is named historic churches, a maritime S •L land to the rushing attractions in the country are acclaimed permanent collection for Banneker and fellow Mary- park and other important waters of the Potomac in Maryland, and it all begins that focuses on Maryland's lander Frederick Douglass, a destinations with African- River, across the magnificent with our biggest city, Baltimore. African-American experience. former slave who gained audi­ American ties throughout Chesapeake Bay to the most Here, you'll find museums, The Baltimore National ences with Abraham Lincoln history. Docked at the city's charming Eastern Shore parks and other destinations Heritage Area offers walk­ and other political leaders. world-famous Inner Harbor towns, you can uncover com­ celebrating the likes of Mother ing tours of the two-mile A recent four-story addition is the USS Constellation, pelling stories of the people Mary Lange and music legends Pennsylvania Avenue Heritage to the Banneker-Douglass which was launched in 1854 and places that helped shape Eubie Blake, Chick Webb Trail, along which "Storyboard" Museum incorporated bricks and once intercepted three life for African Americans. The Frederick Douglass Museum and and Cab Calloway. panels speak to the area's jazz from
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