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Academic presentation of cultural resistance to racial discrimination in Baltimore ca. 1930-1980
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African American Cultural Resistance to Racial Discrimination in
Old West Baltimore from 1930-1980
Tara L. GeorgeDr. Michelle Scott, Mentor
University of Maryland, Baltimore county
Major research Questions
Why the time period 1930-1980? What is cultural resistance? Why study cultural forms of
resistance? Why study Baltimore’s African
American history at all?
Literature Review
Literature Review
Black Culture and Consciousness Freedom’s Port From Mobtown to Charm City Blockbusting in Baltimore Baltimore: The Building of an American
City
Origins of the black community in Baltimore
Segregation & racial discrimination
Growing sense of fear and racism after emancipation
3 events heightened this fear and racism from 1865-1920’s Job bustingMethodist Camp Fight MeetingLegalization of segregation
Fear and racism grow
Methodist Camp Meeting, circa 1865
Colored School circa 1917
Old west Baltimore
By 1904, over 50% of Baltimore’s black population lived in an area known as old west Baltimore
South Baltimore was the second black neighborhood, but was contaminated with diseases (tuberculosis)
Old west Baltimore was the preferred neighborhood
Old West Baltimore
Music counterculture
The Music Counterculture
Two distinct countercultural forms of music arose: Jazz (Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong)Doo-wop (The Orioles)
The Royal Theater
The Royal Theater circa 1920’s
The Chitlin Circuit
A circuit which gave black performers opportunities denied by segregation ordinances
Performers included: Jimi HendrixDuke EllingtonBillie Holiday
Jimi Hendrix performs on the Chitlin Circuit
The negro League
the Negro League overview
1867: The National Association of Ball Players rejected the all black Pythian Clubs application
1885: Cuban Giants Form
1901: Baltimore Orioles deny John McGraw a spot on the team
1916: Negro League Baseball comes to Baltimore
The Baltimore Black Sox
The Black Sox circa 1929
Championship winners in 1929
The Baltimore Elite Giants
The Giants circa 1949
Championship winners in 1939, 1949
The Black Church
The Black Church
Sharp Street United Methodist Church Bethel A.M.E. Lovely Lane United Methodist
Sharp Street United Methodist Congregation, circa 1940’s
Community Devolution
Black Flight to the Suburbs
NAACP Bethel A.M.E. Middle and Upper Class Black Families
Community Devolution
INTEGRATIONSUBURBAN
FLIGHT
CIVIL RIGHTSLEGISLATION
COMMUNITY DEVOLUTION
Community Devolution
Penn Ave. Today
1953: Destruction of Lafeyette Market 1968: Middle and Upper Class Blacks Begin to
Flee the City 1970: The Royal Theater Closes 1980: Drug War Begins 1990-present: Urban Renewal Efforts Take Place
The Royal Theater today
Conclusions: Perspectives on the Future
Reviving The Community
How can cultural forms of resistance be useful to Baltimore's black population today?
Acknowledgements
Dr. Michelle Scott History Department, UMBC Mentor
Dr. Michael Johnson History Department, UMBC Research Advisor
The UMBC McNair Scholars Program & Staff
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Any Questions?
Tara George [email protected]