Abstract

The Spencer interview provides details about lower-middleclass African-American life in Baltimore and rural Virginia from the 1900’s through the 1970’s. She discusses a range of topics such as her recollections of childhood with her parents, brothers and sisters to her move to Baltimore after her parents passed away, her political beliefs and civic activity as well as her later years she has spent living in the Douglas Projects.

Abstract Harry A. Cole (1921-1999) was a lawyer and jurist from Baltimore, Maryland. He was the first African-American ever elected to the Maryland Senate and the first African-American to serve on the Maryland Court of Appeals. In this oral history interview, Cole discusses the 1942 march on Annapolis and his speech before the House of Delegates; Lillie May Carroll Jackson's support of his campaign for the State Senate; Governor Theodore R. McKeldin as a political opportunist; and a comparison with...

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The interview provides a good recollection of her ancestor’s life in Germany, of emigrating from Germany, and of the search for employment. There are details about her sense of her German-American identity, of the role of Catholic religion in her life, and of the work conditions for the packing houses (Odorless Excavating Association). It also provides a discussion of an outsider’s understanding of color caste discrimination among African Americans.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series IV of the Paul Henderson Photograph Collection is comprised of eighteen boxes and contains mostly unidentified portraits. There are also images of weddings; women-organized church gatherings; classrooms; Morgan State College (now University) sports and teams; gatherings; graduations; churches; banquets; and funerals.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series IV of the Paul Henderson Photograph Collection is comprised of eighteen boxes and contains mostly unidentified portraits. There are also images of weddings; women-organized church gatherings; classrooms; Morgan State College (now University) sports and teams; gatherings; graduations; churches; banquets; and funerals.

Abstract Poster encouraging African American voter registration. It advertises "a big registration march on the county court house" in Annapolis, Maryland arranged by the Anne Arundel County Laymen's Corps. The poster also invites attendees to gather at Carr’s Beach after the march. Located just south of Annapolis, the beach was a popular Chesapeake Bay resort and concert venue for the Black community and was host to many African American musical artists and performers, including the Van Dykes who...

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The Perkins interview provides information on African-American life in Baltimore particularly through the Depression era. Ms. Perkins speaks on a range of topics from her employment history to the migration patterns of African-Americans within Baltimore.