African American Historical Resources of the Eastern Shore

Delmarva Heritage Network

Welcome to the Delmarva Heritage Network, a website to help guide people interested in the African American heritage of the Eastern Shore to find sources of available information on Delmarvas rich heritage. Search this website for more about the historical resources of the Delmarva area.

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 Gloria Richardson, Civil Rights organizer in Cambridge, Maryland during the 1960s, will be honored in Cambridge in August 2008. At that time a local street will be renamed in her honor. Earlier in 2008, Richardson was given an honorary degree at Washington College in Chestertown. The following link is to an audio of an interview with her and her daughter following the event: Interview with Gloria Richardson

 

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 Wish to donate to the restoration of an African American landmark? Funds are needed to complete the restoration of the James H. Webb log cabin near Preston, Maryland. This Caroline County landmark is the surviving home of a local free resident, James H. Webb. The cabin dates to 1852, and survives as not only a rare slavery-era African American structure but also as an equally rare log cabin structure. Click here for more information about the Webb log cabin.