Sharp-Leadenhall in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Struggling For Equality
Photographed By Christopher Busta-Peck, March 18, 2008
1. Struggling For Equality Marker
Inscription.
Struggling For Equality. . Slavery, segregation, discrimination, and the struggle for equality have defined the African American experience in Baltimore. At the start of the Civil War, Baltimore had 25,680 free blacks-more than any other U.S. city-and only 2,218 slaves. Over the next century, blacks increasingly were confined to residences near the city center, where many lived in substandard housing and competed with European immigrants for jobs as domestics or laborers. Restaurants, schools, and other facilities were segregated until the mid-1900s. The NAACP, CORE, and other groups pressed for fair housing and other civil rights. By the 1960s African Americans had gained new housing opportunities on both sides of the Gwynns Falls.
Slavery, segregation, discrimination, and the struggle for equality have defined the African American experience in Baltimore. At the start of the Civil War, Baltimore had 25,680 free blacks-more than any other U.S. city-and only 2,218 slaves. Over the next century, blacks increasingly were confined to residences near the city center, where many lived in substandard housing and competed with European immigrants for jobs as domestics or laborers. Restaurants, schools, and other facilities were segregated until the mid-1900s. The NAACP, CORE, and other groups pressed for fair housing and other civil rights. By the 1960s African Americans had gained new housing opportunities on both sides of the Gwynns Falls.
Location. 39° 16.686′ N, 76° 37.112′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Sharp-Leadenhall. Marker is on West Hamburg Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map
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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 183 W Hamburg St, Baltimore MD 21230, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Christopher Busta-Peck, March 18, 2008
2. Marker with I-395 in the background
Photographed By Christopher Busta-Peck, March 18, 2008
3. Park and Struggling For Equality marker, as seen from Solo Gibbs Park
Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,396 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on March 18, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.