Hagerstown, Maryland, African American History
Hagerstown, Maryland, African American History

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A stone slave auction block from Hagerstown, Maryland, is displayed at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C. (C. Simkins/VOA)

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A fragment of a stone slave auction block from Hagerstown, Maryland, is displayed at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C., with a scene recreating a slave auction seen in the background. (C. Simkins/VOA

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An undated photo shows the home of Robert Kelsh in Hagerstown, Maryland. (Courtesy of Wendi Perry, Curator of Doleman Black Heritage Museum)

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Children Arnetta and Catherine are seen playing on swings, in Wheaton Park, Hagerstown, Maryland, in the 1930s. (Courtesy of Wendi Perry, Curator of Doleman Black Heritage Museum)