Teacher Ralph Butler with 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classes, Banneker Elementary School, Hollywood Maryland, 1949

“We can best predict where we're going if we first reflect on where we've been.”

-Ralph Ignatius Butler, Sr. (1915-2003)

UCAC

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Recognizing the contributions of African Americans within St. Mary's County, Maryland. Our commitment is to build pathways and structures linking the past to the present, and celebrating the great accomplishments of those who have been left out of historical accounts.

Black History Month Events

United States Colored Troops Interpretive Center
February Hours - Free Admission
Saturday, February 1 from 10 am to 2 pm
Wednesday, February 5 from 10 am to 2 pm
Saturday, February 8 from 10 am to 2 pm
Wednesday, February 12 from 10 am to 2 pm
Saturday, February 15 from 10 am to 2 pm
Wednesday, February 19 from 10 am to 2 pm
Saturday, February 22 from 10 am to 2 pm
Wednesday, February 26 from 10 am to 2 pm
In partnership with St. Mary's County Museum Division
Located at 21675 S Coral Dr, Lexington Park MD 20653

Drayden One-Room Schoolhouse

Open Every Saturday in February from 11 am to 2 pm

- Free Admission -

In partnership with St. Mary's County Museum Division

Located at 18287 Cherryfield Rd, Drayden, MD 20630

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Freedom Songs: The Music of Black History

Sunday, February 2 from 2 pm to 3 pm

Lexington Park Library

In partnership with the St. Mary's County Public Libraries

and the St. Mary's County NAACP #7025

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