5.1K views · 58 reactions | In the summer of 1960, Jewish Americans and Black Howard University students joined together for the first organized interracial civil rights protest in U.S. history, demonstrating outside of a segregated amusement park in Maryland. Ilana Trachtman’s new documentary, “Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round,” features conversations with some of those protesters and never-before-seen footage from the picket line. | CBS Mornings | Facebook

Gold silk taffeta ball [evening] gown ca. 1868. Maryland Center for History and Culture. | Civil War Women/In the Swan's Shadow

Part Two on Civil War Photos You Wouldn’t Believe Are Real! 🐿️ Squirrels were among the wildlife kept as pets, though less common than dogs and seldom see this photo is most likely one of the on Squirrels captured with a Civil War Soldier. Dogs were the most popular, often tolerated by officers for their loyalty. For example, the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry had a dog mascot, Sallie, immortalized in bronze at Gettysburg, while the 1st Maryland Infantry (Confederate) had a dog named Gracie who was

Denied Entry—So He Built America's First Black Resort In 1892, Major Charles Douglass (son of Frederick Douglass and Civil War veteran of the 54th Massachusetts) and his wife Laura were denied entry to a Maryland restaurant. His response? He bought 40 acres of beachfront property for $5,000 and founded Highland Beach in 1893—America's first African American-owned beach resort. He sold lots to Black America's elite including a U.S. Senator, Congressman, Governor, and the first Black judge in D.C.