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You are here: Home / Archives for Harriet Elizabeth Brown

Letter to Editor from Margaret Dunkle on Community Center

2020-09-15

Prince Frederick Recreation and Community Center Back on Track! Three cheers for the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners for, last month, bringing the dream of a permanent recreation and community center in Prince Frederick one step closer to reality.  By a unanimous vote, they agreed to start work now, develop a master plan next […]

Filed Under: Community, Letters To The Editor Tagged With: community center, Harriet Elizabeth Brown, letter

Unveiling the Portrait of Harriet Elizabeth Brown

2017-05-05

May 23rd Ceremony Will Implement the Final Recommendation of the Harriet Elizabeth Brown Commemoration Task Force Please join Calvert County dignitaries, community leaders, friends and neighbors to celebrate the unveiling of the commissioned portrait of Harriet Elizabeth Brown: Tuesday, May 23rd at 1:30 p.m. Networking from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. Calvert County Court House 175 […]

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: courthouse, Harriet Elizabeth Brown, portrait

Task Force Makes Recommendations Honoring Brown

2016-02-11

Task Force Recommends Community Center, Roadway, and Portrait to Honor Harriet Elizabeth Brown After six months of meetings, public hearings, and research, the Harriet Elizabeth Brown Commemoration Task Force has made three powerful recommendations to honor Calvert County’s own civil rights hero.  According to Task Force Chair Margaret Dunkle:  “We are already working with our […]

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CCPS History Harriet Elizabeth Brown

2015-09-11

The Harriet Elizabeth Brown Commemoration Task Force invites community members to provide input and recommendations to honor a remarkable Calvert County woman. In 1937, Harriet Elizabeth Brown, then 30 years old, successfully challenged Calvert County Public Schools for paying African-American teachers about half of what equally qualified white teachers received. Harriet Elizabeth Brown’s 14th Amendment […]

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Task Force Seeks Public Input

2015-08-29

Harriet Elizabeth Brown Commemoration Task Force Seeks Public Input Hearings Scheduled for September 14, October 5, and October 20 The Harriet Elizabeth Brown Commemoration Task Force invites community members to provide input and recommendations to honor a remarkable Calvert County woman. In 1937, Harriet Elizabeth Brown, then 30 years old, successfully challenged Calvert County Public […]

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Delegation Seeks to Memorialize Brown

2015-03-26

Calvert County Delegation Seeks to Memorialize Harriet Elizabeth Brown House Bill Set to Commemorate Local Civil Rights Hero Passes the House The Calvert County Delegation has introduced House Bill 354, that seeks to memorialize the accomplishments of local civil rights hero, Harriet Elizabeth Brown. Ms. Brown was a teacher at Mt. Hope Elementary School in […]

Filed Under: Top News Tagged With: Harriet Elizabeth Brown, Mark Fisher, Tony O'Donnell

Delegation Seeks to Memorialize Brown

2015-02-28

House Bill Set to Commemorate Local Civil Rights Hero Calvert County Delegation Seeks to Memorialize Harriet Elizabeth Brown The Calvert County Delegation has introduced House Bill 354, that seeks to memorialize the accomplishments of local civil rights hero, Harriet Elizabeth Brown. Ms. Brown was a teacher at Mt. Hope Elementary School in Sunderland, MD. She […]

Filed Under: Top News Tagged With: Del Mark Fisher, Harriet Elizabeth Brown, House Bill 354

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