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Nestled between the Chesapeake Bay and the Patuxent River, this tiny peninsula county is home to one of the oldest African American communities, established when the first settlers arrived. Located just south of Washington, D.C., Calvert County's African American community can be traced back to the county's beginning in the 17th century. From a time when Calvert County's black population grew to approximately 60 percent of the populace, to its present-day residents representing the national average of 12 percent, Calvert's African Americans have attempted to hold on to many of their rich cultural traditions. Although their livelihoods as farmers and watermen have mostly ceased to exist these days, they continue to maintain strong ties to the land and an unwavering commitment to family values and community. The beautiful photographs and documents in this volume give a glimpse into the past of these proud people who continue to flourish while holding onto their distinctive identity.
Early Schools of Calvert County Maryland details the establishment and development of the schools in Calvert County from Colonial times until approximately 1970. These schools progressed from one-room log or frame buildings serving small communities to multi-room brick and block structures covering large geographic areas. A short history of each individual school that could be identified is provided and includes the dates that the school was actually in use. Teacher and student recollections give both historical information and sometimes amusing personal perspectives.These histories are enhanced with locations taken from historic Calvert County, Maryland, maps and shown on current topographic maps. Many period school photos are also included.Detailed information is included on the efforts of the Freedmen's Bureau, Rosenwald Fund, and Jeanes Fund in aiding Calvert's African American schools. The book shows how low attendance was possibly the biggest obstacle to education in rural Calvert County, Maryland, followed by the late establishment of high schools.This book provides a comprehensive survey of the early schools of Calvert County, Maryland.
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This book shares the stories of 39 African American men whose skills and leadership has benefited Calvert County and beyond.
Follows the life of Calvert, who together with his father settles in the newly established Catholic colony in Maryland. Although they have many adventures with Indians, conflicts with other colonists provide much of the action in the narrative.
The actual settlement of the Province of Maryland in 1634 was undertaken by Leonard Calvert, Lord Baltimore's second son, and the group of 200 adventurers who accompanied him on the Ark and the Dove. In addition to a succinct history of the Calvert family and the area in which they flourished in England, this work describes the life and times of the 200 passengers, their part in the founding and settlement of the colony, and the development of the feudal manorial system. In addition to a succinct history of the Calvert family and the milieu in which they flourished in England, The Flowering of the Maryland Palatinate describes the lives and times of the 200 adventurers who participated in the original expedition ot Maryland, their part in the founding and settlement of the colony, and the development of colonial Maryland's distinctive manorial system. The bulk of this volume, of course, consists of biographical and genealogical sketches of the 200 adventurers, each developed in meticulous detail from surviving documents by the famous Maryland genealogist, Harry Wright Newman. From contemporary court records, letters, and miscellaneous papers, Mr. Newman has wrought a definitive history of these early Marylanders and has accomplished, single-handedly, for the passengers of the Ark and the Dove, what has taken a legion of researchers to do for the passengers of the Mayflower