Breaking Barriers: Black Leadership & Representation on ... Theresa Mae Norris and Eugene Johnson served on the Sykesville Town Council. In 1974, Theresa M. Norris was the first African-American e...
Carrie Dorsey Park Inauguration and Porch Talk at the Ga... The Sykesville mayor and Town Council proclaimed at their June 25 meeting that Warfield Park has been renamed Carrie Dorsey Park, to rec...
The Historic Sykesville Colored SchoolhouseThe Sykesville Schoolhouse Museum is a labor of love as well as a work in progress, being restored to its 1916 appearance. Built between...
The Legacy of Segregation and the Journey Toward Integra... From its beginning, in the 1660’s, Maryland’s population was religiously, socially and racially diverse. Indentured laborers, mostly whi...
The Movement for Justice in Downtown Sykesvillehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd https://www.baltimoresun.com/2020/06/08/black-lives-matter-protests-continuing-in-w...
A History of Slavery in Carroll County, MDFrom its beginning, in the 1660’s, Maryland’s population was religiously, socially and racially diverse. Indentured laborers, mostly whi...
Explore Black History in Carroll County and MarylandBlack residents in Carroll County have long played an essential role in shaping local governance, community initiatives, and advocacy ef...