The 2021 Program Consisted of the Following Baltimore History Evenings:
January 21, 2021 at 7:00 PM
Old West Baltimore
Commemorating the Nation’s Largest Registered African American Historic District
Presented by Philip J. Merrill
We’ll join Philip J. Merrill via Zoom at 7:00 PM on January 21, 2021 to celebrate the publication of his book, Images of America: Old West Baltimore (Arcadia Publishing, 2020).
Watch this presentation the BCHS YouTube channel here.
February 18, 2021 at 7:00 PM
Steam City:
How the Railroads Changed Urban Space and and Economic Life in 19th Century Baltimore—and the Nation
Presented by David Schley
We’ll join David Schley via Zoom at 7:00 PM on February 18, 2021 to discuss the his book, Steam City: Railroads, Urban Space, and Corporate Capitalism in Nineteenth-Century Baltimore (The University of Chicago Press, 2020).
Watch this presentation on the BCHS YouTube channel here.
March 18, 2021 at 7:00 PM
Through the Lens of Three Generations: The Phillips Family of Photographers
Presented by Webster Phillips
For three generations, Webster Phillips’s family has been documenting life in Baltimore — from segregation to Brown v. Board, Roosevelt to Reagan to Obama. His father and grandfather worked for the The Sun and the AFRO, as well as for themselves, covering major national events with as much care as they covered graduations and birthday parties.
Watch this presentation the BCHS YouTube channel here.
April 15, 2021 at 7:00 PM
A Ride to Remember: from Gwynn Oak Amusement Park to the National Mall.
Presented by Amy Nathan and Sharon Langley
Amy Nathan and Sharon Langley, co-authors of A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story (Abrams Books for Young Readers, January 7, 2020) tell the story of Gwynn Oak Amusement Park and the 1963 civil rights demonstrations that led to its desegregation. The narrative is told from the perspective of co-author Sharon Langley, whose family was among the first African Americans to be admitted and an iconic photograph captured her riding the carousel. Suitable for young audiences and adults.
Watch this presentation on the BCHS YouTube channel here.
May 20, 2021 at 7:00 PM
Parole Femine: Words and Lives of the Woman's Literary Club of Baltimore
Presented by Jean Lee Cole
Jean Lee Cole will discuss Parole Femine: Words and Lives of the Woman's Literary Club of Baltimore (Apprentice House, 2019). Members of the Woman’s Literary Club of Baltimore, founded in 1890, met weekly for five decades to share their writing. Club members published over a thousand novels, poems, short stories, plays, and histories. Largely forgotten until now, a new anthology restores the words of these accomplished Baltimore women.
Watch this presentation on the BCHS YouTube channel here.
June 17, 2021 at 7:00 PM
“‘The Show of Strength Such Has Seldom Seen:’ Blockbusting and the Black Electoral Politics in 1950s Baltimore’s West Side”
Presented by John Tilghman
John Tilghman, Associate Professor of History at Tuskegee University, will discuss his essay, “‘The Show of Strength Such Has Seldom Seen:’ Blockbusting and the Black Electoral Politics in 1950s Baltimore’s West Side,” for which he was awarded the 2019 Joseph Arnold Prize for Outstanding Writing on Baltimore's History will discuss his winning essay.
Watch this presentation on the BCHS YouTube channel here.
