Old West Baltimore

Title

Old West Baltimore

Description

The community of Old West Baltimore stands as the nation's largest registered African American historic district. Within this vibrant area lies the Pennsylvania Avenue Black Arts and Entertainment District, serving as its bustling commercial hub. Notably, the Colored High and Training School, later renamed Frederick Douglass High School, along with other segregated educational institutions in the district, fostered the growth of numerous distinguished individuals. Among them are Thurgood Marshall, the pioneering African American Supreme Court justice, and Lucy Diggs Slowe, esteemed educator, tennis champion, and one of the founding members of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Additionally, Old West Baltimore has welcomed a myriad of notable visitors over the years, including Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Countee Cullen, Elton Fax, Madame C.J. Walker, Marcus Garvey, and Princess Wee Wee.

Contributor

By: Merrill, Philip Jackson

Date

2020

Spatial Coverage

Baltimore, MD