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Oral History Interviews for the African-American Heritage Survey 2008

Brochures, Reports, and Special Studies
Title:

Oral History Interviews for the African-American Heritage Survey 2008

Author:

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

Source of Copies:

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

Number of Pages:
156

During the 1996 celebration of the county’s Tricentennial, the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission published the African-American Heritage Survey. The publication documented 107 historic properties and 14 historic communities of significance to Prince George’s County African-American history and heritage including residences, schools and lodge halls, churches and cemeteries, and urban and rural communities.The interviews are filled with rich detail about day-to-day life in Prince George’s County and will assist in the efforts of many groups to document and perpetuate the county’s African-American heritage for future generations.

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