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Allegany County African American History

Collage of Allegany County famous African Americans

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Other topics within this collection:

Arts and Entertainment

Government and Law

Segregation, Intolerance, and Integration

Slaves and the Underground Railroad

Sports: Football and Basketball

Sports: Baseball, Boxing, and Track

Black History Month, Juneteenth, and MLK Events

Buttons - African American

Acknowledgements and Bibliography

About Al Feldstein

Cropped photo of James Washington

James Washington, 1942-2103

Newspaper article titled "1 Cent Reward"

Jane – 1 Cent Reward

Postcard of McKendree Methodist Episcopal Church, Cumberland MD

Jane Gates

2 photos, one of portrait of Jane Gates circa 1819 - 1888; interior photo of Jane Gates Heritage House

Jane Gates - a historical matriarch

2 photos together; 1st of house stairwell, 2nd of 2 men digging for artifacts in yard

Jane Gates Heritage House

Photo of woman wearing a hat and orange sash

Jean Beckward, 1931-2019 - Real Estate agent

Colorized postcard of The Old Stone House, Little Meadows

Jerome, the run-away slave

Jerry Wormack

Military portrait of Air Force Master Sgt. Jill (Harper) Victor

Jill (Harper) Victor

Newspaper article

Jim Crow - The Railroad Lost Money, 1904

2 photos of John "Perkey" Yates; in combat uniform holding gun and with Cumberland Chapter 172 Color Guard

John "Perkey" Yates

Photo of John “June” Lewis Stephens Jr

John “June” Lewis Stephens Jr

Family of 8 pose for portrait with a mounted dear head on the back wall

John Dorsey's family

Photo of John J. “Bink Powell

John J. “Bink Powell, 1943-2016

Newspaper article clipping about Wormack Candidate For Council

John W. Wormack Sr for Council

Professional photo of John Wormack, Sr

John W. Wormack, Sr

Coach and players pose for a picture Fort Hill high school

John Wesley Wormack, Jr., 1939-2022

Photo of Allegany High basketball team

John Yates - Allegany High

Photo of Johnny Lee Fields, Sr

Johnny Lee Fields, Sr. 1947 - 2011

Boxer stands on scale to weigh in for competition; judges stand around in background

Johnny Lee Fields, Sr., 1947 - 2011

Newspaper article titled "Jones appointed to state history, culture commission"

Jones appointed to commission

Photo of woman sitting at a desk with adding machines in background

Joyce Williams-Vickers retires

Newspaper clipping from Cumberland Evening Times, circa 1955; school integration

Juanita Cage Lewis

Group photo of Senior Girls Glee Club, circa 1956

Judith Leath

Newspaper article title "First Integrated Students to Graduate In Local Schools"; pic of 6 graduating students - 4 men, 1 of whom is black & 2 white women

Judy Leath, Harold Hilton, William Peck

City of Cumberland seal; man in front of podium at rally in Cumberland MD

Juneteenth Official Cumberland Holiday

2 photos celebrating Juneteenth in Allegany County MD

Juneteenth Remembrance Ceremony and March 2021

2 photos of march in 2020 in support of George Floyd - Frostburg MD

Justice for George Floyd Rally - Frostburg

Photo of Kate Smith Brodie, Oakland Town Council - 2019

Kate Smith Brodie, Oakland Town Council

Button of Martin Luther King with text "don't let the dream die"

Keeping Martin Luther King's dream alive

Portrait photo of Ken Barnes

Ken Barnes

Postcard of McKendree Methodist Episcopal Church, Cumberland MD

Kerry Harper, Jr.

4 newspaper clippings on MLK day from Cumberland Times-News

Keyser & Westernport MLK events, 2005

Collage of 3 cropped pictures featuring 2 football team players and 1 basketball player

Keyser WV athletic hall of fame

Photo of Kia Corthron posing with body of water (ocean or lake) behind her

Kia Corthron

Landmark sign of Old Town (King Pessa's Town)

King Opessa's Town

2 photos of KKK march; 1st of members outside of Allegany County, Maryland Courthouse holding flags, 2nd of protestors in front of Allegany Library

KKK "Rally" - Cumberland, 2014

2 photos during KKK march 2004; photo of members in robes and white hoods carrying confederate flags; 4 police on horses

KKK marches in Washington county, 2004

Klu Klux Klan members on train to head to rally in Washington DC, 1925

Ku Klux Klan at Cumberland station

Members of Klu Klux Klan in robes and hood board train in Cumberland MD circa 1925s

Ku Klux Klan board train at Queen City Station

News flyer: Coming Western Maryland Field Day - Women of the Klu Klux Klan, Cumberland MD

Ku Klux Klan Field Day 1925

Klu Klux Klan member in parade

Ku Klux Klan in Oakland, 1925 Maryland

Flyer for Maryland Knights of the Ku Klux Klan

Ku Klux Klan rally 1973

Professional photo of L. Randolph Bromery

L. Randolph Bromery

Photo of Lappans Church near Boonsboro MD

Lappans (near Boonsboro) church pays tribute to former slaves, 2014

Photo of St. Mark's Episcopal Church on Lappans Road

Lappans (near Boonsboro) church pays tribute to former slaves, 2014

Photo of Leon Jones

Leon Jones

Postcard of McKendree Methodist Episcopal Church, Cumberland MD

Leona Wormack

Newspaper clipping photo of Leontyne Peck, 2003

Leontyne Peck

Photo of boxer in stance with arms up and gloves on

Leroy Younger

Cropped photo of Leroy Younger

Leroy Younger, 1948 -2017

Black and white image of Lincoln (colored) school in Frostburg MD

Lincoln School history traced

Split image of church and underground railroad stairway

Local ties to the Underground Railroad

Clipping from newspaper article about New church

Lonaconing Methodist Episcopal Church Considered