The Friends of the Benjamin Banneker Museum hold a tribute to Remus Adams-- a 19th century African American entrepreneur and philanthropist-- and the brave African Americans of the Civil War.
“Father Abraham has spoken, and the message has been sent, The prison doors have opened, and out the prisoners went To join the sable army of African descent As we go marching on.” -from The Valiant Soldiers. With a poignant “libation” reading from the Sojourner Truth poem "The Valiant Soldiers," the Benjamin Banneker Museum opened a program last Saturday afternoon honoring African American Firsts in Baltimore County Offered as a celebration of the life of Remus Adams, the first African American entrepreneur in Baltimore County, the program also touched upon African Americans who served in the Civil War, which is the theme of Black History Month this year. Appropriately, the program was preceded by the Presentation of the Colors by a …
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The Community Quilting Exhibit at the Benjamin Banneker Historical Museum melds media, memories and rich cultural interpretations.
Walking into Baltimore's Benjamin Banneker Historical Museum is like getting a giant hug from the community. 'Stitches in Time- Threads of Change' is an exhibition of Maryland Community Quilts designed to span age, history, subject and diversity, according to Steven Lee, museum director. The exhibit began in early July and will continue through March. The museum, at 300 Oella Avenue, is home to 142 acres of African-American history and is a contemporary museum as well as a community park. Lee described the quilts as "stitching together stories of their times." The Banneker quilting circle constructed the first quilt after which all the others in the gallery were modeled. The quilts are made without machinery and crafted by hand, using …
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Edie Lee Harris
9:37 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012
Correction: Jemima Banneker was Benjamin's sister. She died around 1800 in northern Virginia. She has many thousands of living descendants as Scott stated above, all over the US and Canada, and as far away as Australia. Gwen Marable (not Jemima Banneker) is the name of the living descendant who is a member of the Museum board, and she is a DIRECT descendant of Jemima, as am I. EL Harris. more ›