On May 8, 2021 an historic marker was installed on the grounds of the Old Jail in Towson, MD, recognizing the lynching of 15-year-old Howard Cooper in 1885. The audience included Baltimore County Coalition of the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project volunteers who had worked over the previous 16 months to ensure Cooper's history was not forgotten. In front of the in-person and virtual audience, Governor Larry Hogan posthumously pardoned Cooper and 33 other victims of racial terror lynching in the state between 1854 and 1933, stating that they had been denied due process against the allegations they faced.
The livestream recording of the ceremony can be viewed here: LIVESTREAM
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