Baltimore
The Baltimore African-American community, with its well-known personalities and cultural contributions have made the town what it is today.

Throughout the years, the city of Baltimore has played host to many well-known figures, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and boxer Joe Louis; the city has been called home by Billie Holiday, Frederick Douglass, and Thurgood Marshall. But it is the local African-American community's members, working diligently to advance and empower themselves, who made history while they lived it.

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Baltimore
The Baltimore African-American community, with its well-known personalities and cultural contributions have made the town what it is today.

Throughout the years, the city of Baltimore has played host to many well-known figures, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and boxer Joe Louis; the city has been called home by Billie Holiday, Frederick Douglass, and Thurgood Marshall. But it is the local African-American community's members, working diligently to advance and empower themselves, who made history while they lived it.

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Baltimore

Baltimore

by Arcadia Publishing
Baltimore

Baltimore

by Arcadia Publishing

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Overview

The Baltimore African-American community, with its well-known personalities and cultural contributions have made the town what it is today.

Throughout the years, the city of Baltimore has played host to many well-known figures, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and boxer Joe Louis; the city has been called home by Billie Holiday, Frederick Douglass, and Thurgood Marshall. But it is the local African-American community's members, working diligently to advance and empower themselves, who made history while they lived it.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780738501321
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 09/27/1999
Series: Black America Series
Pages: 128
Sales rank: 1,043,034
Product dimensions: 6.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

In Baltimore, authors Philip J. Merrill and Uluaipou-OMalo Aiono have not only documented the well-known visitors and residents of Maryland's largest city but the everyday life of its African-American citizens before and after desegregation. This compilation of well-researched photographs and other memorabilia will take readers on an enjoyable journey through the unique African-American story that belongs to Baltimore.
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