Lynching in Maryland

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"Past = prologue" - Shakespeare
 (National Memorial for Peace and Justice)



You may have heard of the new lynching museum in Montgomery, Ala.

Maryland actually had plenty of lynchings of its own, and contributed to the memorial.

The museum features a jar collection from soil around the U.S. where lynchings were done.

 (National Memorial for Peace and Justice)


Earlier this year, a group in Baltimore County collected soil toward the project.

It's a powerful reminder that injustice happened everywhere - and informs race relations today.

#AmericanHistory

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