Sophie Kerr Literary Prize created
Popular early 20th century author Sophie Kerr creates the largest U.S. literary prize for an undergraduate at Washington College in 1965.
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Henry Highland Garnet, leading Maryland abolitionist, opposes non-violence
Henry Highland Garnet, Black Maryland abolitionist who opposes the tactics of Frederick Douglass, delivers a fiery abolitionist speech, “A Call to Rebellion”, to the National Convention of Colored Citizens in 1843.
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Washington College takes George Washington’s name
Washington College is first chartered private college in 1782 in the new US. Washington lends his name and serves on its board.
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