Hampton National Historic Site | Towson, MD

Hampton Mansion (main house), Exterior View Hampton National Historic Site in Towson, Maryland preserves a remnant of a vast 18th-century estate, including a Georgian manor house, gardens, grounds, and the original stone slave quarters. Owned by the Ridgely family for seven generations, the estate’s mansion was the largest private home in America when it was [...]

Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum | Baltimore, MD

The Banneker Historical Park & Museum, established on the very land purchased by Robert and Mary Banneker in 1734, serves as an educational institution to preserve the history of Benjamin Banneker, as well as the cultural and natural history of early American times. The Museum offers an array of special events in history, visual and [...]

Banneker-Douglass Museum | Annapolis, MD

Housed in the former the former Mt. Moriah African Methodist Episcopal Church built by free blacks in 1874, the Banneker-Douglass Museum is dedicated to preserving Maryland’s African American heritage and serves as the state’s official repository of African American material culture. It was named for Benjamin Banneker, the Maryland-born mathematician who helped survey and lay [...]

Maryland African American Heritage Guide

The Maryland African American Heritage Guide features the  historic homes, museum collections, faith institutions, schools and more offer clues and insights into the full spectrum of the African American experience in the state of Maryland. You can download a copy of the guide here or contact the Some of the noteworthy heritage sites and attractions [...]

James E. Lewis Museum of Art | Baltimore, MD

Carved by Nigerian artist Lamidi Fakeye from the hard wood of the Iroko tree, these doors grace the entrance of Morgan State University’s fine art museum. Established in 1951 and renamed in 1990 after its founder, the James E. Lewis Museum of Art (JELMA) brings to life the vision of this artist and former Morgan [...]

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