Eastern Maryland
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Anonymous
Yes, we’d certainly like to forget about the tens of thousands of Confederate POW’s that were starved to death at the hands of the Union at Pt Lookout Prison. 
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Anonymous
We don’t erect statues to traitors. Easton removed “the Talbots boys” (a confederate statue) March 2022 |
Anonymous
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Jesus f’ing Christ
So pathetic that we have white supremacy in this day. Pt. Lookout friends of the confederacy.. why are people so proud of traitors. Jeez. https://plpow.org/ |
Anonymous
The geographically illiterate are still arguing about it. Meantime, the eastern shore continues to be a pleasant And bewildering place to a lot of people. Large, historic Black population (UMES is an HBCU). New and growing Latino population for agricultural work. Some very affluent communities, some very poor ones and everything in-between. Biggest problem is the quality of schools, which makes it a good place to retire (can drive to JHU in Baltimore for serious medical care w/in 2 hours) but not so great for raising a family. |
Anonymous
DP...they are all over the place. They are also in PA, ID and other non-confederate states. Racists gotta racist. |
Anonymous
These are the descendants of people who were enslaved in the area. The "historic" areas are run down. Contrast with the Lloyd plantation, which is still owned by descendants of enslavers. I think it's eleventh generation living there. |
Anonymous
My neighbor just brandished a gun in ocean view md said “ hunting Libs Dems and homos’ We have a ton of issues in our neighborhood all because of trump maga morons |
Anonymous
Ocean View and Bethany have both! House upon house |
Anonymous
Yikes |
Anonymous
Thanks for making this point. “Large, historic Black population “ is an interesting euphemism. Thanks for adding in the actual history that “historic” leaves out. |
Anonymous
Something is wrong with you. Certainly a number of current Black folk in the eastern shore are directly tied to place and descended from slaves of the former plantations. There were also a number of free Blacks on the eastern shore at the time of slavery and I recommend visiting the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historic Park. The maritime museum in St Michales also does a good job of showing the Black tradition in the eastern shore closely tied to the bay and the oyster trade. There are also Black folk on the eastern shore who have moved there more recently. There is a thing called an automobile you know. |
Anonymous
I’m quite familiar with the history of the area — and have actual Black relatives who’ve lived there — and left. None of the information that you’ve provided in any way changes the fact that many members of the population are descended from enslaved people who lived in the area. Museums don’t change that. The fact that there were also small but significant numbers of free Blacks there during the time of slavery doesn’t change that. That Black people from other areas have moved to the Eastern shore more recently doesn’t change that either. I’m not clear what your point about “an automobile “ is intended to show. People move in. People move out. Some of those people have been Black people. None of which has anything to do with communities of Black residents who can trace the histories of their families back to ancestors who lived in the area as enslaved people on plantations — a history that you, yourself acknowledge. What’s “wrong” about any of that? And what exactly do you think is “wrong” with me — for agreeing with historical facts that you, yourself, openly acknowledge? What’s “wrong” with you — that you think yours is the only voice that counts? |
Anonymous
I doubt it. This may have been good advice in 1952. But the connection is fineapart from Summer weekends. And the new bridge won’t be built for at least a couple of decades. |
Anonymous
Aren't those in...Delaware? This is a thread on Eastern Maryland aka the Eastern Shore, not Delaware. |
Anonymous
Yep and it’s getting uglier by the day Someone is going to get hurt |