Baltimore County Lynching Memorial Project

IMPORTANT WEATHER ANNOUNCEMENT!!

Due to inclement weather, tomorrow's meeting has been rescheduled.

The NEW DATE is next SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2020 at 10a

If you have already registered you do NOT need to re-register.

Members of the public are invited to a community meeting on Saturday, January 25, 2020 from 10:00a to 12:00p to discuss the importance of acknowledging the history of racial terror lynchings in Baltimore County, pay respect to the victims and their families and explore ideas for community remembrance projects as a way to begin the process of racial healing.

Between the end of the Civil War and the beginning of World War II, more than 4,000 black Americans were victims of racial terror lynchings in the United States. No fewer than 40 of these crimes were committed in Maryland, including at least two in Baltimore County:

• Howard Cooper on July 13, 1885 in Towson
• William Ramsay on March 8, 1909 in Rosedale

Working with local coalitions, the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project seeks to advance the cause of reconciliation in our state by documenting racial terror lynchings, advocating for public acknowledgment of these murders, and working to honor and dignify the lives of Maryland’s lynching victims.

Consistent with these goals, we are creating a Baltimore County Lynching Memorial Committee and hope to build a broad coalition that will work together to identify, plan and organize appropriate ways of acknowledging the victims of racial terror in the county and advancing the cause of reconciliation.

The meeting on January 25 will include presentations and films from the MD Lynching Memorial Project, local historians, community leaders and others. However, the bulk of the meeting will be dedicated to a public discussion on the legacy of lynching in Baltimore County and how to address it.

Your voice matters! Join us on the path from truth to reconciliation!