Between the end of the Civil War and the beginning of World War II, more than 5,000 black Americans were victims of racial terror lynchings in the United States. No fewer than 40 of these crimes were committed in Maryland, including at least four in Harford County
As part of beginning a journey from truth to reconciliation, the Harford County Committee of the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project first met on March 27, 2019, to discuss the importance of acknowledging the history of racial terrorism in our county. The Committee explored ideas for community remembrance projects as a way to begin the process of healing and reconciliation. The program included two short films, presentations and community discussion, and complimentary literature from the Equal Justice Initiative was available.
On this evening at the end of March 2019, a large group of interested stakeholders attended the first public to discuss lynching in Harford County, along with the importance of acknowledging the history of racial terror, pay respect to the victims, and their families, and explore ideas for community remembrance projects as a way to begin the process of healing.
Out of this initial meeting on March 27, 2019, a group of volunteers agreed to form the Harford County Committee to complete the journey from truth to reconcilitation.
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