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Featured Oral History

Everlyn Louise Swales Holland 

b. December 31, 1932

Nurse, Civil Rights Worker, Activist

There was probably controversy, maybe even within families, but where you found ‘traditional families,’ people went. They went to the Army, Navy, wherever you were drafted. I mean, it wasn’t as if people protested. I don’t know anyone in the Black community who did not serve if they were called to serve. I don’t know anyone who went to Canada or went to Europe or went somewhere and did not serve.

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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.

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U.S. Colored Troops Interpretive Center

 Open Wednesdays and Saturdays in February from 10 AM until 2 PM

-   Free Admission   -

In partnership with St. Mary's County Museum Division

Located at 21675 S. Coral Place, Lexington Park, MD

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Drayden One-Room Schoolhouse

Open 1st and 3rd Saturdays - April through October 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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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)

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