On September 7, 2019, Connecting the Dots: Remembrance and Reconciliation Project Anne Arundel County, MD and partners unveiled a historical marker about the Lynchings that Occurred in Anne Arundel County, MD Calvert Street, Annapolis, MD. This included a dedication ceremony to unveil Maryland's first Lynching Historical marker in partnership with the Equal Justice Initiative (here), with sponsorship from the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project (here). The marker documented the following African American people who were lynched in Anne Arundel County: John Sims (June 13, 1875), George Briscoe (November 26, 1884), Wright Smith (October 5, 1898), Henry Davis (December 21, 1906), and King Johnson (December 23, 1911), along with victims who remain unknown. The ceremony took place on Calvert Street across from the Arundel Center, the former site of the jail from which Henry Davis was abducted by a white mob intent on lynching him after marching him through predominantly black communities in an act of terror. This ceremony will mark the acts of racial terrorism and Connecting the Dot's mission to remember, reconcile, educate, and transform. There was an optional discussion facilitated by members of Coming to the Table after the ceremony. County Executive Steuart Pittman and Mayor Gavin Buckley participated in this event.
EJI Scholarship Contest Winners announced at the ceremony:
1st place EJI Scholarship Winner's Essay - Madison Medley: Guilty until proven innocent
2nd place EJI Scholarship Winner’s Essay - Lauren Carlson: Oppression by voter disenfranchisement continues for African Americans
3rd place EJI Scholarship Winner’s Essay - Kaila Hodge: Overcoming economic injustice starts with recognizing it
