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Governor Hogan proclaims September as 4th annual International Underground Railroad Month

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan this week proclaimed September 2022 as the 4th annual International Underground Railroad Month in Maryland. The month acknowledges the significance of the Underground Railroad, and all those involved, for its contribution to the eradication of slavery in the United States and as a cornerstone for the more comprehensive civil rights movement that followed. Maryland also continues […]

Governor Hogan 2022 Year of Harriet Tubman

Governor Hogan proclaims 2022 ‘Year of Harriet Tubman’ in Maryland [VIDEO]

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan has officially proclaimed 2022 as “The Year of Harriet Tubman” in Maryland as the state celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of the nation’s most renowned freedom fighter. The governor announced the designation at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park and Visitor Center in Church Creek as the kick-off to a full weekend of […]

‘Harriet’ to open in birthplace of Maryland icon, select cities on November 1

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Harriet, the first full-length movie about Maryland’s most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad, will be released on November 1, 2019 by Focus Features. Movie-goers can see Harriet in major cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, as well as many locations across Maryland, including Cambridge – the birthplace of Harriet Tubman – at Cambridge Premier Cinemas. The movie […]