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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.
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 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 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 ...
Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation and Chesapeake Conservancy Partner to Shine a Light on Undertold Stories of the Chesapeake. RELEASE—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.
Oct 1, 2020 · Generations of Black Americans have made their living from the waters of the Bay and have also used special places along the Bay and throughout the region for recreation. Historic sites and landscapes important to people of color are widely underrepresented in documentation and conservation priorities.
Call or text (302) 257-2044. Join us in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 28-30, 2024. Registration is open! Tell Me More! The Chesapeake Mapping Initiative will ensure that places important to African Americans are better represented in historic preservation and land conservation priorities in the Chesapeake Bay region, and that more of these ...
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