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Maryland Memorial Lynching Project

January 16, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:45 pm

 

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Venue

TPC
400 West Chesapeake Avenue
Towson, MD 21204 United States
Phone
410.823.6500

TPC’s Peacemaking Action Team and our Youth Ministry invite you to gather at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, January 16th in the TPC parking lot and walk to the old Towson jailhouse (the corner of Bosley and Towsontown) to view the permanent historical marker that describes the lynching of 15 year-old Howard Cooper in 1885.

Joining us will be Will Schwarz, President of the Maryland Memorial Lynching Project. Click here to learn more about the Howard Cooper Project and here for a video that describes the events leading up to Howard Cooper’s lynching. 

Details

Date:
January 16, 2022
Time:
11:30 am - 12:45 pm
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Organizer

Joel Strom
Email
jstrom@towsonpres.org