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Panel backs study commission to document Maryland's African American Civil War sailors in HB 77
Summary
House Bill 77 would create a commission to research and recommend ways to recognize African American sailors from Maryland who served in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War. Delegate Chris Boucher and advocates said more research and public education is needed to make their service visible, support memorials, and inform educational curricula.
Delegate Chris Boucher presented House Bill 77, which would establish a commission to study and develop recommendations to recognize African American sailors from Maryland who served in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.
Boucher and supporters said the study is a follow-up to last year's commission on African American Civil War soldiers and would address a gap in public knowledge…
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