The AFRO Archives
Description
The AFRO Archives is a collaboration between the AFRO American Newspaper and Google to make the newspaper's digitally archived collection of newspaper issues publicly available. The archives include issues spanning over 100 years, including the extensive collection of issues published throughout the Civil Rights movement in Maryland.
Collection Items
Phillips Packing Company Strike
On June 23, 1937, workers at the Phillips Packing Company staged a walkout against planned layoffs. The Phillips Packing Company was the largest employer in Cambridge, Maryland, and had an integrated workforce. As word of the walkout spread…
Fighting for Equal Funding for Maryland’s HBCUs
In 2006, alumni and students from Maryland’s four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)—Morgan State, Coppin State, Bowie State, and University of Maryland Eastern Shore—sued Maryland, accusing the state of underfunding Maryland’s…