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Black Jacks: Free African-American Sailors in Maryland & the Underground Railroad
With Angela Crenshaw
Date: Wednesday, January 30
Time: 10:00–11:30am
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium, CBMM
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Course Description:
For Harriet Tubman and other enslaved people in Maryland, black mariners were the hub of a great communication network spreading news, notions of liberty, gossip, and personal messages to blacks living throughout the Atlantic region, including the Chesapeake Bay. Free African-American sailors, known as black jacks, were a key source of information about freedom and liberty in the North and for learning the best routes to get there. Join Ranger Crenshaw and learn about the important role that African-American watermen played on the Underground Railroad in Maryland and participate in a discussion about community and communication.
Members $10.50 | Non-Members $15
About the Instructors:
Angela Crenshaw began working at the Maryland Department of Natural resources in 2008 for the Boating Services Unit where she worked on public boating access, water trails and abandoned boat and debris removal. In 2013, she became a Maryland Park Ranger and has worked at Elk Neck State Park and Gunpowder Falls State Park. She is now the Assistant Manager of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park in beautiful and historic Church Creek Maryland. Ranger Crenshaw received a dual Bachelor’s in Economics and Environmental Studies from Washington College and a Master’s Degree in Energy and Environmental Policy from the University of Delaware. She enjoys hiking, swimming, and spending time in nature with her family.