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The Baltimore Afro American newspaper, founded in 1892 advocated an African identity and forged a connection to Africa and other parts of the Diaspora for the local and national Black community. This dissertation uses a Pan-African paradigm to examine the Afro American's coverag…

Sculptor Ephraim Keyser (1850-1937) was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his artistic training in Baltimore, Munich, Berlin and Rome. The work of his early career included both marble and bronze statues, busts and allegorical figures. In later years, when he modeled Worl…

The scholarship on American tattoo history is characterized by its chronological gaps and lack of varied perspectives or methodological approaches. This research focuses on a Baltimore tattoo business’s history from 1938 to 1980 to shed light on under-researched decades in curre…

Queer history in Baltimore began long before the twentieth century. People who diverged from societal norms of gender and sexuality were always present in Baltimore’s history, and they can be seen through media representations and popular press of the time period. Even when repr…

US cities are “going green,” evoking utopian images of tree lined streets, lush parks, and swimmable waterways. But as a practice, “going green” is messy. When sustainability advocates attempt to green cities they inevitably build upon histories and politics of land use in ways …