{"id":82,"date":"2020-11-18T16:06:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T16:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/commemorative\/?page_id=82"},"modified":"2026-04-09T18:24:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:24:22","slug":"commemorative-day-of","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/honoring-enslaved\/commemorative-day-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-82\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-82-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-82-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-82-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-82-0-0-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><h2 class=\"formal-title top-billing\">From Absence to Presence<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-82-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-82-1\" ><div id=\"pgc-82-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-82-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-82-1-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The dedication of the Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/smcmpublications\/docs\/commemorative_program_finalhttps:\/\/issuu.com\/smcmpublications\/docs\/commemorative_program_final\">The program for the Commemorative dedication can be downloaded or viewed below.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"dedication-video\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-82-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-82-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-82-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Commemorative on YouTube\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wJpRrci9elQ\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-82-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-82-3\" ><div id=\"pgc-82-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-82-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-82-3-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>For optimal viewing, play at full screen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-82-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-82-4\" ><div id=\"pgc-82-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-82-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-82-4-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The meaning of From Absence to Presence: History tells the story of slavery from the landowner\u2019s view; this Commemorative confronts slavery from the perspective of the enslaved. The artists of this immersive art experience (Shane Allbritton and Norman Lee of RE:site) explain that \u201c\u2026the tectonic form of a slave quarter materializes from the ground up evoking how this history was uncovered from archaeological research \u2014 making the invisible visible.\u201d \u00a0They add, \u201c\u2026the illuminated sculptural quarter appears as a beacon that becomes an eternal vigil to the memory and resilience of the enslaved people who once lived, loved, worked and resisted on the grounds of St. Mary\u2019s College.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-82-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-82-5\" ><div id=\"pgc-82-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-82-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-82-5-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"formal-title\">Opening Music<\/h3>\n<p><em><strong>Kehembe V. Eichelberger<\/strong>, mezzo soprano<\/em><br \/>\nEichelberger is an associate professor of classical and jazz voice at Howard University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-82-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-82-6\" ><div id=\"pgc-82-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-82-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-82-6-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"formal-title\">Welcome<\/h3>\n<p><em><strong>Tuajuanda C. Jordan, PhD<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em>President, St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-82-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-82-7\" ><div id=\"pgc-82-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-82-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-82-7-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"formal-title\">Reflections on the Commemorative<\/h3>\n<p><em>Governor of Maryland <strong>Larry Hogan<\/strong> (R-Md.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Maryland State Delegate\/Speaker of the House <strong>Adrienne A. Jones<\/strong> (D-Md.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Maryland State Delegate <strong>Brian M. Crosby<\/strong> (D-Md.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Board President United Committee for Afro-American Contributions<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Michael Brown<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em>U.S. Senator <strong>Ben Cardin<\/strong> (D-Md.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-82-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-82-8\" ><div id=\"pgc-82-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-82-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-82-8-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"formal-title\">Silent Fields &amp; Living Temples<\/h3>\n<p>The history of the Commemorative dates back to summer 2016 when remains of slave quarters were discovered during archaeological site work in advance of construction of the Jamie L. Roberts Stadium. President Tuajuanda C. Jordan immediately formed focus groups comprised of students, faculty, staff and community members to decide the appropriate way to honor the slave quarter artifacts discovered. Once it was decided to erect a structural tribute, President Jordan formed a process whereby the campus community and external community members could learn about and vote on designs submitted for creating a reflective memorial. In March 2019, the design firm RE:site was selected to build the Commemorative. In October 2020, installation on the campus began, leading toward the dedication of The Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland. In this segment historical and present-day images are integrated with comments from the following:<\/p>\n<div><strong><em>Tuajuanda C. Jordan<\/em><\/strong>, <em>president<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><em>Jeffrey Coleman<\/em><\/strong>, <em>professor of English<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><em>Julia A. King<\/em><\/strong>, <em>professor of anthropology<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><em>Kent Randell<\/em><\/strong>, <em>associate librarian and archivist<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><em>Garrey Dennie<\/em><\/strong>, <em>associate professor of history<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-82-9\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-82-9\" ><div id=\"pgc-82-9-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-82-9-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-82-9-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"formal-title\">Erasure Poetry &amp; Poet Quenton Baker<\/h3>\n<p>The Commemorative project aims to lend voice to those who\u2019ve been silenced. Poetry holds a significant and important history at St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland, with two former poet laureates of Maryland on our faculty (Lucille Clifton and Michael Glaser), a past president who is a poet (Edward \u201cTed\u201d Lewis), an active poetry faculty and long-standing VOICES reading series.<\/p>\n<p>The designers used historical documents, archaeological research and slave folklore to recontextualize how we examine this shared history. Poet Quenton Baker drew upon actual slave advertisements and runaway slave notices from Southern Maryland to create the redacted words of erasure poetry etched onto the exterior of the Commemorative. In this segment, Baker explains his process and then reads three erasure poems that are imbedded on the Commemorative walls.<\/p>\n<p><em>Quenton Baker\u2019s narration of all 12 of his poems can be heard on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/honoring-enslaved\/about-commemorative\/#poetry\"><strong>Commemorative website<\/strong><\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-82-10\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-82-10\" ><div id=\"pgc-82-10-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-82-10-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-82-10-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"formal-title\">Reflections on the Commemorative<\/h3>\n<p><em>U.S. Senator <strong>Chris Van Hollen<\/strong> (D-Md.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Baltimore City Council President and Mayor-elect <strong>Brandon M. Scott<\/strong> (D-Md.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>U.S. Congressman and SMCM Board of Trustee Member <strong>Steny Hoyer<\/strong> (D-Md.)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>St. Mary\u2019s County Commissioner <strong>Eric Colvin<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em>St. Mary\u2019s Board of Trustees Chair <strong>Lex Birney<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-82-11\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-82-11\" ><div id=\"pgc-82-11-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-82-11-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-82-11-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"formal-title\">The Commemorative Rising<\/h3>\n<p><em>Introduction by <strong>Nick Abrams<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em>St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland Board of Trustee member<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Designed by Shane Allbritton and Norman Lee of Re:site, the Commemorative is an immersive art experience to honor the story of resilience, persistence and creative problem-solving that defined the lives of the enslaved individuals that lived in St. Mary\u2019s City between 1750 and 1815. The structure, inspired by the \u201cghost frame\u201d architecture at Historic St. Mary\u2019s City, combines tropical hardwood and polished steel to create an exterior surface that projects to the viewer the erasure poetry of Quenton Baker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-82-12\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-82-12\" ><div id=\"pgc-82-12-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-82-12-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-82-12-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"formal-title\">From Absence to Presence<\/h3>\n<p><em>The Honorable <strong>Sven Erik Holmes<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Former U.S. District Judge<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Immediate Past Chair, SMCM Board of Trustees<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Trustee Holmes explains how the Commemorative is a testament to freedom and equality and that by committing to bring it to life, the College has made a declaration for equal justice for all. Holmes challenges all who experience the Commemorative \u201cto more fully understand the history and to commit ourselves to a better future.\u201d He introduces the keynote speaker Jelani Cobb.<\/p>\n<p><em>Keynote Address by <strong>Jelani Cobb, PhD<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Billed as one of the clearest and smartest voices in today\u2019s conversations around race issues, Jelani Cobb is a staff writer for The New Yorker, a historian and a professor at Columbia University\u2019s Graduate School of Journalism. As a columnist, he received the Sidney Hillman Prize for Opinion and Analysis Journalism. He is the author of several books.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-82-13\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-82-13\" ><div id=\"pgc-82-13-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-82-13-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-82-13-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"formal-title\">Voices: What Does Freedom Mean to Me?<\/h3>\n<p>How can the Commemorative live on in our lives? How do we give voice to the freedom it represents? St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland students and alumni were invited to share their personal thoughts on what freedom means to them. In this creative segment, their voices will give presence to the reflective nature of the Commemorative.<\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed are those of each individual and do not necessarily represent the views of St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-82-14\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-82-14\" ><div id=\"pgc-82-14-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-82-14-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-82-14-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"formal-title\">A True Collaboration<\/h3>\n<p>The credits pay tribute to the many who joined President Jordan in giving the Commemorative life. A special note of gratitude is given to those whose financial support made this project possible.<br \/>\n<em>Governor Larry J. Hogan and the State of Maryland<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Dr. Jeffrey J. Byrd and Mrs. Elizabeth A. Byrd<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Maryland Heritage Areas Authority<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Maryland State Arts Council<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Southern Maryland Heritage Area<\/em><br \/>\n<em>St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-82-15\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-82-15\" ><div id=\"pgc-82-15-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-82-15-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-82-15-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"formal-title\">Closing Music:<\/h3>\n<p><em><strong>Irvin D. Peterson<\/strong>, vocalist<\/em><br \/>\nPeterson is a member of the National Cathedral Gospel Choir and is retired from the United States Marine<br \/>\nBand, \u201cThe President\u2019s Own.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-82-16\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-82-16\" ><div id=\"pgc-82-16-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-82-16-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"16\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-82-16-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"formal-title\">Uncut Remarks:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JCJEHawUO00&amp;list=PLEZG4-6W7DM8gaaOFOtAvxISQHFr3dAue&amp;index=1\">VIP Speakers<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9B72HZbM6Hg\">Student and Alumni Voices<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-82-17\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-82-17-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-82-17-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"17\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-dbf295114b96-82\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2020\/11\/commemorative-3.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2020\/11\/commemorative-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2020\/11\/commemorative-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2020\/11\/commemorative-3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" alt=\"A small wooden structure composed of alternating wood and metal slats stands on a concrete pad in an open grassy field under a clear sky.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-82-17-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-last-child\" data-index=\"18\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-dbf295114b96-82\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2020\/11\/commemorative-night-image-1.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2020\/11\/commemorative-night-image-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2020\/11\/commemorative-night-image-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2020\/11\/commemorative-night-image-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" title=\"commemorative-night-image\" alt=\"A small house sculpture made of slatted material is illuminated at night, casting light patterns onto the ground, with floodlights and a building visible in the background.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-82-18\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-82-18\" ><div id=\"pgc-82-18-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-82-18-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"19\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-82-18-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>\u201cOne might not think that a cabin is the best way to commemorate enslaved peoples: roughhewn, one or two rooms, dirt floors \u2013 a quarter built to control those in bondage. But it was in that space that the enslaved linked their past and present, nourished their bodies and spirits, and created a profound way of life that, like a beacon, like Sojourner Truth\u2019s shooting star, transcended the immediacy of bondage, transformed the colonial and American landscapes, and shrouded all of us in an eternal light of faith, joy, and aspiration. Let it shine, let it shine.\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211;Iris Ford, associate professor of anthropology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-82-19\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-82-19\" ><div id=\"pgc-82-19-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-82-19-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"20\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-82-19-0-0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 class=\"formal-title\">Written Tributes:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/commemorative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2020\/11\/Jack-Bailey-SMCMcommemorative.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Letter from Maryland State Senator Jack Bailey (R-Md.)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/commemorative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2020\/11\/Proclamation_SMC-Commissioners-1.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Proclamation from Commissioners of the St. Mary\u2019s County<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The dedication of the Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland. 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