African Americans History

Keeping Martin Luther King's dream alive year-round
January 13, 2003

On Jan. 20, the nation will again celebrate the life accomplishments of the slain civil rights leader, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I will also honor the legacy of Dr. King in my own personal way.

Events to mark Black History Month
January 9, 2003

CUMBERLAND

“Few are too young, and none are too old, to make the attempt to learn.”

On February 28, 2004 Fulton Myers Post #153, American Legion hosted a Black History Month display and presentation. Depicted here reviewing an album of local black history photographs are, from left to right, are Everland "Margie" York, Norma Younger, Fatima Montiero, and Jean Etta Beckward. Depicted on the far right is Florence Meade who catered the event.

Student reviewing some of the exhibits at the Black history month displays at Frostburg State University, 2004

Jeopardy! Players Display Pride in Black History March 21, 2005

By Tai Shadrick, Times-News Staff Writer

FROSTBURG –
This is Jeopardy - well, sort of.

There was no Alex Trebek, cameramen or large blue screen monitors. But there were eager contestants, a live audience, buzzers and a cash prize.

This photograph was taken at Frostburg State University on April 19, 2005. This was during a special "Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration" event and program. The display items being viewed here by community members are from the collection of Albert and Angela Feldstein. Depicted in the background is Pansye Atkinson, also included on this website.

This photograph was taken at Frostburg State University on April 19, 2005. This was during a special "Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration" event and program. The display items being viewed here by community members are from the collection of Albert and Angela Feldstein.

In 1981 the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, Coretta Scott King, visited the campus of Frostburg State College (now Frostburg State University.) Seated here, she is shown with three Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) sorority sisters. They are from the left, Carolyn Ferguson West, Danyell Winkey-Smith and Jody Cole-Redman.

Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded in 1908 at Howard University in Washington, D.C.. It is the first Greek-lettered sorority established by African-American college women. Coretta Scott King was an Honorary Member of AKA.

57 years ago, city man made history

- The following articles were a two-part series on William Peck that was published in the Cumberland Times-News in recognition of Black History Month, February 2013.


William Peck, one of Fort Hill’s first black graduates, helped break racial barriers.

William Peck received his first 11 years of local education at Carver School and his final one at Fort Hill High School where he and two other students became the first blacks to graduate following court-ordered scholastic integration in 1956.

This photograph depicts Al Feldstein on the left, and William E. Peck on the right. It was taken at the Cumberland A.M.E. Church on February 15, 2004. This was during Black History Month and a display and program on local black history had been organized by the church.

Mr. Peck was among the first group of integrated students to graduate from the Allegany County Public School System. This was from Fort Hill High School, in 1956, which had the first scheduled commencement of that year. Al Feldstein is holding a newspaper article from that period about the graduation.