Sandy Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Haile Salassie
07/23/1892 - 08/27/1975
— [Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery] —
1930 - 1974
Erected by Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.
Location. 39° 9.574′ N, 77° 2.001′ W. Marker is in Sandy Spring, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker can be reached from Brooke Road, 0.1 miles west of Chandlee Mill Road when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18524 Brooke Rd, Sandy Spring MD 20860, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. In Everlasting Memory of the Anguish of Our Ancestors (here, next to this marker); Kwame Nkrumah (here, next to this marker); Nelson Mandela (here, next to this marker); Out of Africa (here, next to this marker); Shaka Zulu (here, next to this marker); Forced Migration (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Forced Migration (here, next to this marker); Salute to the Quakers (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sandy Spring.
Additional commentary.
1. About Haile Selassie
Haile Salassie is also a massianic figure in Rastafarianism.
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Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 12, 2021
3. Display of African leaders' likenesses
Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 12, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
