From Bay Weekly:
ANNAPOLIS UNVEILS SITE OF MEMORY PORT MARKERS
By Kathy Knotts
[An excerpt…]
“In a ceremony that had all the hallmarks of a Sunday church service, complete with gospel choir, African drums, and dramatic readings, the city of Annapolis unveiled replicas of its new port markers for City Dock. Elected officials, community leaders, school children, clergy and performers filled Asbury United Methodist Church Nov. 1 to celebrate Maryland’s Emancipation Day and the designation of the city as a Middle Passage Site of Memory, endorsed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Middle Passage Ceremonies, and Port Markers Project…. Click here to READ MORE & view photos