Middle East in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Clarence H. "Du" Burns Amphitheater

Clarence H. "Du" Burns, September 13, 1918 - January 12, 2003

— Eager Park —

Clarence H. "Du" Burns Amphitheater Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 8, 2023

1. Clarence H. "Du" Burns Amphitheater Marker

Inscription. Mr. Burns was first elected to the Baltimore City Council in 1971. In 1986, the then-Mayor William Donald Schaefer resigned after being elected Governor of Maryland. As City Council President, Mr. Burns was elevated to Mayor in January 1987 becoming the first African-American Mayor in the City's history. Mayor Burns was born in East Baltimore at 424 N. Caroline Street, the current site of Dunbar High School. His father was a laborer and his mother cleaned homes. Mr. Burns attended Baltimore public schools and sold newspapers and vegetables before securing a job at Dunbar High School. After he was elected to the City Council, he fought for reinvestment in the City's neighborhoods and advocated tirelessly for improving the lives of his constituents in East Baltimore and other neighborhoods in the City.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Government & Politics. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1987.

Location. 39° 18.067′ N, 76° 35.475′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Middle East. It is on North Wolfe Street north of Ashland Avenue, on the left when

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traveling north. The marker stands on the grounds of Eager Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 929 N Wolfe St, Baltimore MD 21205, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Painted Screens: An East Baltimore Tradition (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Broadway School (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Cycle of East Baltimore Communities, 1870s - 1970s (approx. 0.2 miles away); “The General’s Highway” (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Dunbar High School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dr. Charles W. Simmons (approx. half a mile away); José Martí (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 8, 2023

2. Clarence H. "Du" Burns Amphitheater Marker

of all markers in Baltimore.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.