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A report outlining the proposed “Poe Amendment” to the Maryland Constitution that sought to disenfranchise Black voters. The report concludes…
Pamphlet containing a copy of “An Act to Incorporate a House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children” presented at…
Andrew Boyd Cross was a strongly polarizing figure in the divisive public issues confronting the United States, the state of…
The anti-alcohol crusade of the nineteenth century lives on as one of the most notable and far reaching reforms of…
Portrait of Baltimore, Maryland, businessman and social reformer Sidney Hollander seated at a desk with pipe in mouth.
The tea gown has had many influences and inspirations. While the tea gown is very much a Victorian-era creation and a response to late nineteenth century culture, the tea gown also largely influenced fashion well into the twentieth century.
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In his home town of Baltimore Judge Simon Sobeloff (1894-1973) was known as a man of principle and conscience. Though…
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Earlier this year I started researching into the life and works of Professor Mariano Cubí y Soler as a Lord…