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     • The Chesapeake Bay region is a significant setting in African-American history. The region was a gateway for the first Black people brought from Africa to the colonies. Throughout the mid-1800s, the Bay and its rivers were important pathways along the Underground Railroad.
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   What is black history on the Chesapeake River?

   • Black history on the Chesapeake is as old as the United States itself. In the 17th and 18th centuries, ships carrying enslaved people from West Africa arrived at various ports across western Maryland. These ships also sailed up the Anacostia River through present-day Washington, delivering enslaved people to tobacco plantations.

   When Private Beaches Served as a Refuge for the Chesapeake Bay's Black

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   Are there black beaches in the Chesapeake Bay watershed?

   • 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.

   New Chesapeake Map Released: 65 Historically Black Beaches and Other

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   How African-American history shaped the culture and economy of the Chesapeake Bay?

   • Discover how African-American history shaped the culture and economy of the Chesapeake Bay, from the 1600s to today. The Chesapeake Bay region is a significant setting in African-American history. The region was a gateway for the first Black people brought from Africa to the colonies.

   African Americans in the Chesapeake

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   Are black historical sites documented in the Chesapeake region?

   • In the post-Jim Crow era, activists, scholars and cultural heritage organizations have launched a range of campaigns to document the Chesapeake region’s Black historical sites.

   When Private Beaches Served as a Refuge for the Chesapeake Bay's Black

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   Why is Chesapeake important to Black History?

   • “There are so many other places in the Chesapeake that are significant to Black history. Some are painful reminders of the dark days of enslavement, while others are more joyous stories of recreation, entertainment and culture. All of these stories need to be told.

   New Chesapeake Map Released: 65 Historically Black Beaches and Other

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   Why is Chesapeake the birthplace of black American culture?

   • In fact, the reason that Pearson refers to this little-known site on the Chesapeake as "the birthplace of Black American culture" is that, in addition to being the first place where Black people could gain their freedom in the British Colonies, it also played another pivotal role in African American history.

   Point Comfort: The little-known birthplace of African American ... - BBC

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   Jun 7, 2023 · In the 19th century, free and enslaved Black Americans alike dominated the region’s water-based industries, in part because they could obtain seamen’s protection certificates that served as...

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   The Chesapeake Bay region is a significant setting in African-American history. The region was a gateway for the first Black people brought from Africa to the colonies. Throughout the mid-1800s, the Bay and its rivers were important pathways along the Underground Railroad.

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   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, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.

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   May 13, 2024 · A new story map chronicles 65 historically Black beaches and other places of Black historical significance in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

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   Feb 13, 2024 · Forty years after receiving an anonymous tip, one man has been working to rewrite Black history to show where and how the first Africans arrived in the British Colonies.

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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.

10. baltimorefishbowl.com › stories › map-historicalNew interactive map highlights historical Black beaches and ...

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    May 8, 2024 · The map points out beaches, parks, and landmarks that have significance in Black history related to the Chesapeake Bay. Even after their extensive research, the two groups acknowledge the list is not complete.