Join us on Friday, October 17, 2025 at 1:00 pm in Mitchell Hall room 206 as Dr. Marcus Allen from the Department of History presents, “The Black Dollar in 19th Century Baltimore.” In Baltimore’s nineteenth century black community, poverty and material prosperity existed together. Dr. Marcus Allen’s presentation inspects this unique paradox and its significance.<\/p>\n
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