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COMMISSION TO COORDINATE THE STUDY, COMMEMORATION, & IMPACT OF SLAVERY'S HISTORY & LEGACY IN MARYLAND


[photo, U.S. Colored Troops medal, 1864] Larry S. Gibson, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor)

Appointed by Governor: Iris Carter Ford, Ph.D., 2010; Louis S. Diggs, 2011; Ira Berlin, Ph.D., 2012; Rev. Dr. Phebe L. McPherson, 2012; Charles M. Christian, Ph.D., 2014; Clara L. Small, Ph.D., 2014.

Appointed by Senate President: Nathaniel J. McFadden

Appointed by House Speaker: one vacancy

Ex officio: Timothy D. Baker, Acting State Archivist; Elizabeth A. Hughes, Acting Director, Maryland Historical Trust.

U.S. Colored Troops medal, 1864, Agnes Kane Callum Collection, Maryland State Archives (MSA SC 1090).


[photo, State Archives staff with Michael W. Twitty, State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland] Christopher E. Haley, Research Director for the History of Slavery in Maryland

c/o State Archives, 350 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 260-6478; 1-866-289-0478 (toll free); fax: (410) 974-3895
e-mail: shlm@mdarchives.state.md.us

State Archives staff with Michael W. Twitty, author of "Fighting Old Nep: The Foodways of Enslaved Afro-Marylanders, 1634-1864", State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland, July 2013. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


Authorized in 2000, the Commission to Coordinate the Study, Commemoration, and Impact of Slavery's History and Legacy in Maryland formed in March 2001 (Chapter 316, Acts of 2000).

Funds are targeted by the Commission to identify and maintain library and archival resources about the history and legacy of slavery; produce guides; and maintain on-line databases of relevant holdings, especially those not appropriately catalogued and documented. Historical sites in Maryland concerned with the history and legacy of slavery are identified by the Commission which monitors their preservation and development.

To support the preservation, cataloguing, and presentation of cultural resources relevant to the history and legacy of slavery in Maryland, the Commission networks or communicates for mutual assistance and support with museums, private collections, and cultural organizations, parks, and centers. In publicizing and seeking support for initiatives relating to the history and legacy of slavery (particularly those to benefit Maryland youth), the Commission works with grass roots organizations, foundations, and government agencies.

The Commission also is charged with advising the State on how best to support programs and initiatives to commemorate the middle passage, slavery, indentured servitude, and the underground railroad. It keeps the State informed of research on the lingering affects of slavery and its legacy, including their impact on crime and crime control.

To oversee and monitor the allocation of public resources to sites and undertakings related to the history and legacy of slavery in Maryland, the Commission works cooperatively with public and private tourist agencies and organizations. Additionally, the Commission ensures a fair allocation of resources for African-American businesses and institutions (Code State Government Article, sec. 9-701).

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