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African-American Politicians Marker

Located on the Pennsylvania Avenue Heritage Trail, this historical marker detail many of Old West Baltimore’s civil rights organizations and African-American political leaders.

Breaking the Back of Segregation Marker

This historic marker is located where the tennis courts were. It was erected to commemorate the efforts of 24 tennis players who organized integrated matches to challenge the "whites only" policy at the Druid Hill Park tennis courts in 1948.

Buy Where You Can Work Marker

On the Pennsylvania Avenue Heritage Trail. The marker describes the "Buy Where You Can Work” campaign, a boycott of Baltimore stores that refused to hire Black workers that inspired African-American demonstrations in cities across the United States.

A Sense of Sanctuary / Druid Hill Park

This marker honors the experiences of citizens who experienced segregation in Baltimore’s parks. It details important local events to protest segregation and describes artist Joyce Scott’s installation at the park’s pool commemorating the struggle.

Harford County Freedom Ride Tour

This tour includes sites connected to the 1961 Route 40 Freedom Ride. Civil Rights protesters sat in a series of segregated restaurants, expecting to be served and refusing to leave. Restaurant owners read them the Trespass Act.

Harford County School Desegregation Tour

Freetown Marker

Freetown illustrates principles of self-sufficiency and cooperation. Schools were built here with support from the Rosenwald Fund, land and labor donated by the community, and efforts of the Freetown Community Association.

Gwynn Oak Amusement Park Marker

On August 28, 1963, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, and segregation ended at Gwynn Oak Amusement Park, which once occupied this site, after 10 years of protests and demonstrations.

Historic Sykesville Colored Schoolhouse

The Colored Schoolhouse was a one-room school with 6 grades that operated from 1904 to 1939. The schoolhouse has been restored and furnished to its 1904 appearance. Tours and field trips are available that demonstrate segregated education.

Galesville Community Center / Hot Sox Field

The historic Galesville Rosenwald School operated from 1931 through 1956 to educate African-American children. It now houses a community center and hosts exhibits and events. The Hot Sox, an African-American sandlot baseball team, played here.

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