I was interviewed this week on the "Antietam & Beyond" podcast by co-hosts John Banks and Tom McMillan. We had a great discussion about my book Black Antietam: African Americans and the Civil War in Sharpsburg. This is …
For Many Escaping Slavery, Hagerstown Was a Connection Point
by Tamela Baker, Herald Mail Media / The path to freedom for enslaved people before — and during — the Civil War was an arduous one. The goal for many was to reach the organized Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania. While the …
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Local Historian and Concerned Neighbor Lead Effort at Black Cemetery
Tamela Baker/The Herald-Mail/HALFWAY — For decades, the resting place of scores — perhaps hundreds — of Black residents lay overgrown and unnoticed as a residential neighborhood developed around it. Those interred there …
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WBAL covers Hagerstown’s Underground Railroad trail
On a very cold day in January, WBAL-TV (Baltimore) reporter Kim Dacey came out to Hagerstown to talk with Convention and Visitors Bureau president Dan Spedden and with me, about Hagerstown's Underground Railroad …
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Underground Railroad History Short
Common Power is a wonderful social justice organization that includes history among its activities. In December I sat down with A.J. Musewe and Dr. Terry Scott to talk about the Underground Railroad for one of their "History …
WDVM-TV: Volunteers work to restore forgotten African American cemetery in Halfway
In November, WDVM reporter Katie Rhee covered the ground-penetrating radar survey at Halfway Cemetery. Watch her story here. For more about Halfway African American Cemetery, read my earlier blog post. I've also written …
