The Catonsville Nine, led by Catholic priests, burn draft records to protest the Vietnam War in 1968. Philip Berrigan is second from left, rear row.
A Catholic anti-Vietnam War group burns draft records in Catonsville Read More »
Elizabeth Ann Seton, born 1774, becomes first person born in US canonized as Catholic Saint in 1975.
Elizabeth Seton, first person born in U.S. to become a saint Read More »
Methodist Preacher Charles Albert Tindley, born in Berlin, Maryland, publishes over 50 hymns including “We Shall Overcome” in 1900 and “Stand By Me.”
Charles Tindley publishes over 50 African-American spirituals Read More »
James W.C. Pennington, born enslaved in Queen Anne’s County, publishes the first history of African Americans in the US in 1841.
James C. Pennington, publishes “The Origins and History of Colored People” Read More »
Georgetown College, originally located in MD, arranges sale of 272 enslaved people in 1838 from its Southern MD plantations to Louisiana buyer for $115,000. It is among the largest and best documented slave sales in US history.
Georgetown College sells 272 enslaved individuals from Southern Maryland plantations Read More »
Oblate Sisters of Providence is founded as first community of black Catholic sisters in US in 1829.
Oblate Sisters of Providence is founded as the first order of Black nuns. Read More »
“Jew Bill” legislation is passed by the Maryland Assembly in 1826, giving Jewish men all the rights of citizenship equal to Christians. Thomas Kennedy of Hagerstown is the tireless sponsor.
Jewish men gain rights of citizenship Read More »
First Catholic Basilica in the US, designed by Benjamin Latrobe, opens in Baltimore City in 1823.
First Catholic Basilica in U.S. Read More »
The oldest Unitarian Church in the country, designed by Maximilian Godefroy, is opened in 1818, and is dedicated to “Unitarians” who “cherish the liberal sentiments on the subject of religion”.
Oldest Unitarian Church Read More »
The Methodist Episcopal Church, the first established church in the US, is formed at the Lovely Lane Meeting House in Baltimore in 1819.
The Methodist Episcopal Church is the first established church in the U.S. Read More »
We acknowledge the enduring presence of many American Indian tribes who once lived in Maryland and who now, having lost their lands, live in a diaspora. Read more.
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