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‘Nearly erased’ Black patriots of the Revolution now enshrined at State House

States Newsroom · November 1, 2026

A nearly forgotten part of Maryland’s Revolutionary War history is now permanently enshrined on the grounds of the Maryland State House. A new monument, called “Black Patriots, The Pursuit of Transcendent Liberty,” commemorates the roughly 150 Black Marylanders — some free, some enslaved— who fought against the…

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‘Nearly erased’ Black patriots of the Revolution now enshrined at State House

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