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| Maryland is a state rich in African-American ethnic | | | | Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum is |
| heritage. Did you know that, for example, Harriet | | | | located in Oella, MD celebrating the life and legacy |
| Tubman (1820-1913), commemorated as the | | | | of America's very first African-American scientist. |
| "Moses of her people" by the Maryland Civil War | | | | Frederick Douglas's important place in American |
| Centennial Commission, was born and raised in | | | | history is well known and established. His museum |
| Buckstown, Maryland, not too far away from the | | | | (and Cultural Center "Twin Oaks") in Highland |
| bustling East Shore touristic attraction of Ocean | | | | Beach, MD features the summer cottage built for |
| City? Harriet Tubman Museum and Educational | | | | Douglas in 1895. |
| Center is in Cambridge, MD. | | | | The Howard County Center of African-American |
| This ethnic heritage is honored and preserved in a | | | | Culture is in Columbia, MD is also dedicated to |
| series of fascinating museums that you should | | | | preserving the history and culture of Howard |
| visit with your whole family due to their great | | | | County African-Americans for the next |
| educational value. | | | | generations. |
| For example, African Art Museum of Maryland in | | | | Other interesting African-American museums in |
| Columbia, MD is one such important destination. | | | | Maryland include Sandy Spring Slave Museum |
| Besides displaying the best of precious African art | | | | & African Art Gallery in Sandy Spring, MD, |
| objects, the museum also conducts educational | | | | The Reginal F. |
| tours and workshops and arranges tours to | | | | |