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Henry Hotel Marker

Formerly “Henry’s Colored Hotel,” this facility catered to African-American tourists and entertainers who stayed here while performing at the Pier Ballroom. The beach was restricted also via reserved periods known as “Colored Excursion Days.”

Henry's Beach Historical Marker

Lorraine Henry and her husband George purchased this land in 1952 and developed a popular day resort for African Americans. Families enjoyed ball games, swimming, fishing, crabbing and home-style cooking, as well as the premier Black entertainment.

Local African American Heritage Mural

The mural, featuring the community around Pine Street, highlights important figures in Cambridge’s rich African-American history, culture and heritage, including Gloria Richardson Dandrige, a leader in the Civil Rights movement.

Foot Soldiers March on Washington

Coretta Scott King Memorial Garden

The first of its kind in the nation, the memorial garden honors the late Coretta Scott King and features an eternal fountain, a biographical plaque entitled "Her Story," and a number of quotes. It is on the grounds of Sojourner Douglass College.

Dr. Aris T. Allen Memorial

This statue honors Dr. Aris T. Allen, a pioneer in Maryland politics who blazed a trail for African Americans in public service. Allen was dedicated to the education of Maryland's youth and to serving local nonprofit organizations.

Fourth Ward, Circa 1940s Mural

This intersection of West and West Washington Streets is the gateway to the "Old Fourth Ward,'' Annapolis' historic African-American community. Its distinctive identity sparkled in its heyday of 1920-50 when Black and white people gathered here to enjoy a common interest in great music and entertainment.

Congressman John Lewis Mural

This mural features John Lewis, an American politician and civil rights leader. Behind his portrait is a depiction of the iconic scene of key activists leading the Selma to Montgomery marches over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965.

Eastport Walking Tour - Annapolis Maritime Museum

Tour highlights include Davis’ Lounge, which served local black watermen in 1940s and the Seafarer's Yacht Club, a site that served as a school in 1918 and became Seafarers Yacht Club in 1967, founded by a group of black men who banded together in the face of discrimination to found the club.

Courting Justice Marker

This marker lists Black lawyers committed to ending legalized racial discrimination, including Everett J. Waring; lawyers in the Niagara Movement and the NAACP; and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.

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