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African American Historical Resources of the Eastern Shore |
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Delmarva Heritage Network |
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People |
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Richard Allen (1760-1831) Benjamin Oliver Bird Samuel Burris Sergeant William A. Butler Oscar James Chapman Dr. Charles H. Chipman (1888-1987) Frederick Douglass (c. 1817-1895) Isaiah Fassett (1844-1946) Henry Highland Garnet (1815-1888) Thomas Garrett Rev. Samuel Green
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Anthony Johnson Eliza Johnson Dr. Maulana Karenga (Ron Everett) Stephen H. Long (1865-1921) Rev. James W.C. Pennington (1807-1870) Thomas Elzey Polk, Sr. (1860-1940) Louis L. Redding Gloria Richardson Rev. Albert Tindley (1855-1933) Harriet Tubman (1820-1913) Samuel Ringgold Ward (1817-1866) |
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The following is a growing list of historic figures of Delmarva. Some may be described or mentioned in other sections of this website. But this section focuses more on some of the individuals. Following this list, some of those listed are described or mentioned in some detail on the other People pages. |
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Biographical Information |
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The African American history of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Delaware and Virginia is prominent to not only the region but the nation. From one of the nation’s earliest documented African Americans to the 20th Century creator of Kwanzaa, the extensive list of participants in regional and national African American history is astounding. The most famous of these include Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, but the list includes the gamut of well-known and lesser known figures who have shaped the history of the Eastern Shore.
Whether it be the period of early indentured servitude, slavery, segregation period of Jim Crow, the groundwork period of law leading to the Civil Rights movement, Americans have figured significantly in the shaping of African American history in this region and this country. Each story fills volumes of the collective history of this area. |