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May 8, 2024 · News has just been released about a new online, interactive resource, developed by the Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation with the Chesapeake Conservancy, to create an interactive digital map of the entire Chesapeake watershed that tells the stories of our region’s Black history. At least 7 are in the greater Annapolis area.
May 6, 2024 · Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation and Chesapeake Conservancy Partner to Shine a Light on Undertold Stories of the Chesapeake. Annapolis, MD—A new story map chronicles 65 historically Black beaches and other places of Black historical significance in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, including portions of New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
- The Black History of The Chesapeake Bay
- Black Beaches During Jim Crow
- Recreation Options For Black Urbanites
- Preserving The Region’S Black History
The Chesapeake Bay watershed is a network of over 100,00 rivers and streams spanning six mid-Atlantic states and Washington, D.C. These waterways flow through major cities like Baltimore and Annapolis and include rivers such as the Potomac, the Patuxent and the Susquehanna. Eventually, these rivers empty into the Chesapeake Bay, a brackishbody of w...
In the late 19th century, many of the Chesapeake region’s social and leisure activities revolved around rivers. White entrepreneurs refitted cargo ships to offer river excursions, which became a popular form of entertainment for Black churchgoers and members of social clubs, while white land developers like L.J. Woolen converted the landing sites f...
Highland remained a small, affluent community for much of its existence. In 1922, Osborn T. Taylor purchased the remaining land owned by the Brashear family, just south of Highland, and established Venice Beach as another haven for Black elites. These towns’ exclusivity led to the establishment of other Black beaches on Maryland’s Western Shore. Ca...
The Chesapeake Bay’s Black beaches continued to serve as an oasis throughout the Jim Crow era. YMCA Camp Clarissa Scott, for example, brought young girls to Highland Beach for several weeks in the summer. Rachel Seidman, a curator of women’s environmental history at the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum, describes the camp as a way for “uppe...
May 6, 2024 · ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A new story map chronicles 65 historically Black beaches and other places of Black historical significance in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, including portions of New York ...
- Chesapeake Conservancy
May 25, 2022 · Kentucky by the numbers. - Sites commemorating Black history: 96 (26 with state significance, 4 with national significance) - Central Colored School (Louisville) - Louisville Free Public Library, Western Branch (Louisville) - Camp Nelson (Nicholasville) The Central Colored School, built in 1873, was the first public-funded school for African ...
May 13, 2024 · Explore the map of historic Black sites for yourself. View the story map chronicling 65 historically Blackbeaches and other places of Black historical significance in the Chesapeake Bay watershed ...
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May 8, 2024 · The new story map was created to strengthen conservation efforts of these historic locations and to make sure stories of the Chesapeake’s Black history are amplified. “The story map highlights places spanning from the landing of the first enslaved Africans in English-occupied North America to the creation of Black entertainment venues during the time of Jim Crow,” reads the press release ...
