March on Annapolis
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On April 24, 1942, over 2,000 people marched on the Maryland State House in Annapolis in response to the police murder of Thomas Broadus, who was shot in the back as he ran from an altercation. The March on Annapolis demanded Governor Herbert O’Conor take steps to end police brutality and address other areas of racial discrimination against Black citizens. Furthermore, the protest called for the employment of Black defense workers, representation on state boards and commissions, and the removal of Police Commissioner Robert F. Stanton.
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“People were all in an uproar. Instead of rioting, we marched. We did something constructive. I think we would have had a riot, if we didn’t have a march.” — Juanita Jackson Mitchell
“We marched to Annapolis to confront the Governor [Herbert O’Conor] with all the injustices that were being heaped upon the Negro population.” — Dr. J. E. T. Camper Sr.
“At the time I was president of the Student Council at Morgan State College and had a number of other positions of leadership on the campus, and I was asked by Dr. Jackson and Dr. Carl Murphy to speak for the youth of Maryland, which I did. Governor, the governor of Maryland at the time was Herbert R. O'Connell, and he held this meeting in the General Assembly in House of Delegates. And at that time I did speak. There were 10 speakers and I spoke for the youth of Maryland.” — Judge Harry A. Cole
“We marched to Annapolis to confront the Governor [Herbert O’Conor] with all the injustices that were being heaped upon the Negro population.” — Dr. J. E. T. Camper Sr.
“At the time I was president of the Student Council at Morgan State College and had a number of other positions of leadership on the campus, and I was asked by Dr. Jackson and Dr. Carl Murphy to speak for the youth of Maryland, which I did. Governor, the governor of Maryland at the time was Herbert R. O'Connell, and he held this meeting in the General Assembly in House of Delegates. And at that time I did speak. There were 10 speakers and I spoke for the youth of Maryland.” — Judge Harry A. Cole
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“March on Annapolis,” Passion and Purpose, accessed March 29, 2024, https://passionandpurpose.omeka.net/items/show/16.