The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
Klein, Mary O. "'We Shall Be Accountable to God:' Some Inquiries into the Position of Blacks in Somerset Parish, Maryland, 1692-1865." Maryland Historical Magazine 87 (Winter 1992): 399-406.
Notes: The author examines the conversion of free blacks and slaves in Somerset Parish. While a 1664 Maryland law stated that baptism had no effect on the status of a slave, the Anglican church worked towards conversion of the enslaved. However, Christian education and baptism varied depending on individual slaveowners. In some cases, the enslaved themselves refused to be baptized. Evidence of African religious practices remained alongside the practice of Christianity.
Categories: African American, Religion, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Somerset County, Eastern Shore
McDaniel, George William. Preserving the People's History: Traditional Black Material Culture in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Southern Maryland. Ph.D. diss., Duke University, 1979.
Categories: African American, Archaeology, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Charles County, Calvert County, St. Mary's County
McElvey, Kay Najiyyah. Early Black Dorchester, 1776-1870: A History of the Struggle of African-Americans in Dorchester County, Maryland, to be Free to Make Their Own Choices. Ph.D. diss., University of Maryland at College Park, 1991.
Notes: The author examines selected events relating to Dorchester County's black population between 1776 and 1870 and their struggle to make their own political, economic, religious, and educational choices. The author also focuses on the enslaved and free leaders who led the fight for self-determination. The author hopes that her text will be used in high school classrooms as a local history of black Dorchester County.
Categories: African American, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Education, Politics and Law, Religion, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Dorchester County, Eastern Shore
Milobsky, David. "Power from the Pulpit: Baltimore's African-American Clergy." Maryland Historical Magazine 89 (Fall 1994): 274-89.
Categories: African American, Religion, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century
Murphy, Thomas Richard. 'Negroes of Ours:' Jesuit Slaveholding in Maryland, 1717-1838. Ph.D. diss., University of Connecticut, 1998.
Categories: African American, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Religion, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century
Rogers, William Bruce. The Prophetic Tradition in Nineteenth-Century America: William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass. Ph.D. diss., Drew University, 1992.
Categories: African American, Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, Religion, Nineteenth Century
Saraceni, Jessica E. "Secret Religion of Slaves." Archaeology 49 (November/December 1996): 21.
Categories: African American, Archaeology, Religion, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century
Tyson, John S. Life of Elisha Tyson, the Philanthropist, by a Citizen of Baltimore. Baltimore: published by the author, 1825.
Notes: Elisha Tyson was a Quaker abolitionist and philanthropist.
Categories: African American, Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, Religion, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century
Van Deburg, William L. "Frederick Douglass: Maryland Slave to Religious Liberal." Maryland Historical Magazine 69 (Spring 1974): 27-43.
Categories: African American, Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, Religion, Nineteenth Century
Van Deburg, William L. "The Tragedy of Frederick Douglass." Christianity Today 19 (January 31, 1975): 7-8.
Categories: African American, Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, Religion, Nineteenth Century
Vaugh, Clarence. "Some Venerable Leaders." Harford Historical Bulletin 20 (Spring 1984): 18-23.
Notes: Biographical sketches of black leaders in Harford County history.
Categories: African American, Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Politics and Law, Religion, Harford County
Walsh, Lorena S. Charles County, Maryland, 1658-1705: A Study of Chesapeake Social and Political Structure. Ph.D. diss., Michigan State University, 1977.
Categories: African American, Politics and Law, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Charles County
Williams, Gladys. "The Beginnings of Union United Methodist Church from 1849-1860." Harford Historical Bulletin 15 (Winter 1983): 2-5.
Categories: African American, Religion, Nineteenth Century
Alexander, Robert L. "Wealth Well Bestowed in Worship: St. Paul's in Baltimore from Robert Cary Long to Richard Upjohn." Maryland Historical Magazine 86 (Summer 1991): 123-150.
"Clifton Celebrates Being 250 Years Young." The Preservationist 7 (April-May 1992): 3.
Davis, Vernon Perdue, and James Scott Rawlings. The Colonial Churches of Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina; Their Interiors and Worship. Richmond, VA: Dietz Press, 1985.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Religion, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century
Inventory of Historic Sites in Calvert County, Charles County, and St. Mary's County. Annapolis, MD: Maryland Historical Trust, 1980.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Charles County, Calvert County, St. Mary's County
"Locust Grove: A Newly Restored Gem for Charles County." The Record 29 (September 1983): 1-3.
Shaw, Susan. "Reviving a Country Colonial in Southern Maryland." Historic Preservation 36 (August 1984): 8-11.
Notes: Restoration of Maxwell Hall, Charles County.
Tabak, Israel. "The Lloyd Street Synagogue of Baltimore: A National Shrine." American Jewish Historical Quarterly 61 (1972): 342-352.
Trostel, Michael F. "Saint Thomas Manor." The Record 28 (May 1983): 1-3.
Notes: Charles County structure.
Atrim, Shane. "A Blue Dog Night?" Maryland 27 (July/August 1995): [39].
Categories: County and Local History, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Charles County
"A Bay for All Seasons." Maryland 27 (September/October 1995): F28-F29, F31, F33.
Categories: County and Local History, Maritime, Twentieth Century, Anne Arundel County, Caroline County, Cecil County, Charles County, Calvert County, Dorchester County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Wicomico County, Worcester County, Chesapeake Region, Southern Maryland, Eastern Shore
"Benedict and Cobb Island." Maryland 26 (July/August 1994): 38.
Categories: County and Local History, Charles County
Blake, Allison. The Chesapeake Bay Book: A Complete Guide. 3rd edition. Lee, MA: Berkshire House Publishers, 1997.
Notes: A well researched tour guide for the general population.
Categories: County and Local History, Twentieth Century, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Cecil County, Charles County, Dorchester County, Harford County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, St. Mary's County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Wicomico County, Worcester County, Chesapeake Region, Eastern Shore