Black History in Maryland

This is the cabin from which John Brown and his men launched their fateful war to end slavery on October 16, 1859.

The grounds of former plantations where abolitionist Harriet Tubman spent her youth enslaved are now a museum to her incredible life.

Both the building and blades of this reconstructed 19th-century windmill can turn in a breeze.

The location where the famed author and abolitionist began his journey to freedom.

A former pillar of the Black community in Ellicott City.

The only public school for Black children in the region from 1895-1936.

Once the center of a thriving early Black community called Martinsburg.

The only public swimming pool in Baltimore open to Black Americans during segregation is now a permanent memorial art exhibit.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

This one-room schoolhouse played a significant role in the education of Black children for almost 100 years.

A Maryland museum dedicated to Black history, housed in a historic church.

This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.

This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.

Meet some of the most prominent figures in Black history through life-sized wax models.