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Westernport creates quilt

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Black History Month, Juneteenth, and MLK Events

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ItemID
acaa018
IDEntry
3021
Creator
Cumberland Times-News
Date
2005-06-29
Collection Location
Allegany County, Maryland
Coverage
Allegany County (Md.), 1890-2008
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QUILT SQUARES CREATED FOR NEW MUSEUM

Fifth-grade students at Westernport Elementary School, under the direction of Heather Prince, art teacher, recently created quilt squares to commemorate the grand opening of the new Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture in Baltimore.

The students were inspired by various African American figures. The students' quilt squares will be tied together, with others from across the state, to wrap the museum, forming a colorful ribbon which was "cut" during the opening ceremony. The museum is located on the corner of Pratt and President streets in Baltimore.