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Edgar Allan Poe graves.

#Baltimoremaryland #baltimore #edgarallanpoe #Baltimorehistory #cool #tourist #touristy #sightseeing #westminsterhall

June 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM

The Peale

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Over 200 years ago, Rembrandt Peale helped illuminate Baltimore with gaslight. Today, The Peale is illuminating Baltimore through art. Explore The Peale Illumination Project and Kelley Bell's inaugural installation, Shadow Play. #BaltimoreHistory #ThePeale #Kbell_arts

The Illumination Project @ The Peale | The Peale

Explore how Baltimore's historic landmarks become dynamic canvases for contemporary storytelling with Kelley Bell's inaugural Lightworks installation.

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June 1, 2026 at 9:02 PM

Coffee Time Romance & More

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Romance with HEA ❤️
🎧 Listen now: amzn.to/3LlQqZb
#AudibleBook #HistoricalMystery #HistoricalRomance #AmateurSleuths #BaltimoreHistory #MysteryRomance #HEA #NewRelease #Audiobook #BookLovers

January 17, 2026 at 11:47 AM

Genius

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While born in nearby Talbot County, Frederick Douglass lived in Baltimore during his youth. The city played a pivotal role in his intellectual development, where he learned to read and later became one of the greatest abolitionists in American history. #FrederickDouglass #BaltimoreHistory

November 16, 2024 at 6:47 PM

The Peale

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Join us for a powerful pop-up exhibition honoring Marshall “Eddie” Conway, a Baltimore leader, former political prisoner, and lifelong advocate for Black liberation.

🗓️ October 3-5
📍 The Peale

#BlackPantherParty #BaltimoreHistory #PeoplesHistory

October 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM

The African American Museum at the England Manor

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The Afro's Archives have new home in West Baltimore

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#BlackHistory365 #OnThisDay #AfroAmericanNewspaper #BlackPress #BlackMedia #BaltimoreHistory #AfricanAmericanHistory #BlackJournalism #PreservingOurStory #TheEnglandManor

The Afro’s Archives have new home in West Baltimore

Archives that date back more than a century have a new home in West…

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August 14, 2026 at 12:02 AM

The African American Museum at the England Manor

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Afro American Newspaper - Baltimore City - (1990s)

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#BlackHistory365 #OnThisDay #AfroAmericanNewspaper #BlackPress #BlackMedia #BaltimoreHistory #AfricanAmericanHistory

August 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM

The African American Museum at the England Manor

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Afro-American Newspaper History | Baltimore City | (1980s) @afronewsn

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August 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM

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In 1987, Clarence H. Burns became the first African American mayor of Baltimore. Before leading the city, he served as the first African American City Council President. In 1991, the Clarence “Du” Burns Arena was named after him.

#Baltimore #Mayor
#BlackHistory #BaltimoreHistory

February 19, 2026 at 2:55 PM

The African American Museum at the England Manor

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📚 On This Day in Black History – January 30, 1867 📚

#BlackHistory365 #OnThisDay #MorganStateUniversity #HBCUPride #BlackExcellence #EducationIsPower #BaltimoreHistory #PreservingOurStory #TheEnglandManor

History of a National Treasure — Morgan State University

The following documentary, created by the School of Global Journalism and Communication's Center for New Media & Strategic Initiatives, encapsulates and reco...

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January 30, 2026 at 11:01 PM

The African American Museum at the England Manor

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Shared from @AmplifiedVoicesTV 🎥✨ Full credit to them. Watch more 📺
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GiviMshKaS8

#BlackHistory365 #OnThisDay #MorganStateUniversity #HBCUPride #BlackExcellence #EducationIsPower #BaltimoreHistory #PreservingOurStory #TheEnglandManor

January 30, 2026 at 7:02 PM

Hopkins Medical Archives

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It's #ArchivesOnMyStreet so we wanted to share two views of pedestrians on Howard Street and a street of classic Baltimore row houses in the 1970s. Check out the clothing, hairstyles, cars, and general vibe! 😊 #ArchivesHashtagParty #BaltimoreHistory #baltimore #StreetScenes

November 19, 2024 at 9:39 PM

Hopkins Medical Archives

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From 1992: Accelerated nursing students outside the St. Jerome's Head Start/Our Friends' Place in downtown Baltimore, where they developed a first-aid workshop for mothers of preschoolers in the program. @JHUNursing #histnursing #Baltimorehistory

November 19, 2024 at 9:19 PM

Baltimore Police Department

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Let’s Play Ball!! Deputy Commissioner Jones & members of BPD participated in the Annual James Mosher Baseball Opening Day Parade & festivities. Great time in the community and meeting some future #BPD members.
#communitypolicing
#youthengagement
#BPDProud
#littleleaguebaseball
#baltimorehistory