Verda Welcome - A Person of Principle (Online)

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Books & Authors, Community, History & Genealogy
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Before there was Kamala Harris or Shirley Chisholm on the national political scene, there were local and state political black female leaders paving the way. Meet Maryland State Senator Verda Freeman Welcome, the second black woman elected to a state...

Pride and Centuries of Prejudice: 300+ years of LGBTQ+ People in the Chesapeake (Online)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy
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Long before Stonewall, long before the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and long before marriage equality, LGBTQ+ people lived, worked, and loved in Maryland and Virginia. Learn about the lives of historic queer people from the Chesapeake with stories from the 18t...