What collections relate to the history of racism, civil rights, police relations, and topics in Baltimore related to Black Live Matter?
Answer
Special Collections and Archives documents 20th century Baltimore history and holds numerous collections that document the history of civil rights, police relations, housing discrimination, community displacement, racism, and many related topics.
A few examples of finding aids for collections related to this topic include:
- American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland Records
- Baltimore City Office of Civil Rights Records
- Baltimore Neighborhoods, Incorporated Records
- Baltimore Sixty-Eight Riots Collection
- Betty Garman Robinson Papers
- Chester L. Wickwire Papers
- Criminal Justice Commission Records
- Fred E. Weisgal Papers
- WMAR-TV Collection
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You can also access online:
- The RLB Library Understanding the Necessity of the Black Lives Matter Movement Resource Guide
- The Baltimore '68: Riots and Rebirth project website
- WMAR-TV Collection digitized film in the Internet Archive