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HOW IT STARTED
BLACK HISTORY THEN
Trace Baltimore ’ s proud African American history at museums that tell the story of the Black experience . At the Frederick Douglass- Isaac Myers Maritime Park , visit the site of the country ’ s first African American-owned shipyard . At the National Great Blacks In Wax Museum , you can see more than 100 life-like figures of legends , while at the Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum , explore where Jackson helped organize civil rights campaigns and browse six galleries of historic artifacts .
HOW IT ’ S GOING
BLACK HISTORY NOW
The city ’ s rich African American history has translated into a powerful Black culture today . The Reginald F . Lewis Museum showcases the history and accomplishments of Maryland African Americans and is currently hosting “ Make Good Trouble : Marching for Change ,” an exhibition that tells the stories of Maryland artists and citizen protestors who took to the street to raise awareness about social injustices in the wake of George Floyd ’ s murder .
Oriole Park at Camden Yards