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Maryland Lynching Memorial Project

The Maryland Lynching Memorial Project works to advance the cause of reconciliation in our state by documenting the history of racial terror lynchings.
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09/01/2026

On this day in 1878, Michael "Mike" Green was lynched in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County.

Read his full story in our archives: https://mdlynchingmemorial.omeka.net/collections/show/34

📷 1) A coroner's inquest into Green's lynching, which focused more on the strength of the jail than the murder itself 2) "Speedy Justice" from The New Bloomfield, Pa. Times.

08/24/2026

UPDATE: This program has been moved into the 9th Annual "Lynching in Maryland" Conference on October 24th at The Lewis Museum. The September 19th program is cancelled. Learn more and register for the conference: https://bit.ly/4wZRdkU.

Maryland Lynching Memorial Project invites you to attend the first Memorial community engagement meeting on Saturday, September 19th @ 1pm. The meeting will be held at the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum (84 Franklin Street, Annapolis) and virtually.

08/17/2026

Registration is open for the 9th Annual "Lynching in Maryland" Conference presented by the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project. Join on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at The Lewis Museum (Baltimore). Visit the conference information and registration page for details: https://bit.ly/4wZRdkU

08/13/2026

MLMP will soon launch a nationwide contest to design a permanent memorial for the 38 known and countless unknown racial terror lynching victims in Maryland.

We invite all Marylanders to be a part of the process by attending the first community engagement meeting on Saturday, September 19th @ 1pm. The meeting will be held at the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum (84 Franklin Street, Annapolis) and virtually.

We will share where we are in the journey and invite you to help shape this historic work. This event marks the kick-off for ongoing community conversations to help guide the Memorial project, ensuring the process creates space for community voices most affected by racial terror, preventing re-injury, and pursuing repair.

This community conversation is free and open to the public, but registration is appreciated for planning (https://bit.ly/4xCcnW9).

07/31/2026

Join local leaders on August 5th at 7pm for a virtual conversation & information session to explore ideas for community remembrance projects in Caroline County and Queen Anne's County. Information and Registration at https://bit.ly/4vZ4jhT

07/29/2026

On this day in 1872, John Jones was lynched near Pivot Bridge in Cecil County.

Read more on Jone's story in our archives: https://mdlynchingmemorial.omeka.net/items/show/56

📷 1) An 1873 map of Cecil County, showing Jones' intended destination of Elkton and his interception point by the lynch mob near Pivot Bridge. Photo credit: David Rumsey Map Collection.
2) "Ku-Kluxing in Cecil" from The Cecil Whig.

07/28/2026

On this day in 1907, James Reed was lynched in Crisfield, Somerset County.

Read more on Reed's story in our archives: https://mdlynchingmemorial.omeka.net/collections/show/53

📷 1) Aerial view of Crisfield and Tangier Sound, where Reed fled on a sailboat and was eventually captured by the lynch mob. 2) "Mob Kills Negro" from The Baltimore Sun.

07/27/2026

On this day in 1880, John Diggs-Dorsey was lynched in Rockville, Montgomery County.

Read more on Diggs-Dorsey's story in our archives: https://mdlynchingmemorial.omeka.net/collections/show/43

📷 1) The Montgomery County Almshouse attached to the potter's field, where Diggs-Dorsey was buried in an unmarked grave. Photo Credit: Montgomery History 2) "The Montgomery Outrage" from The Evening Star

07/22/2026

On this day in 1868, Isaac Moore was lynched in Bel Air, Harford County.

Read more on Moore's story in our archives: https://mdlynchingmemorial.omeka.net/collections/show/31

📷 1) An 1897 map showing the Court House and county jail in Bel Air, where Moore was intercepted by the mob. Credit: Enoch Pratt Library 2) "The Lynch Law Case in Harford County" from The Sun

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