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Partner Event – Historically Speaking: ​​​​​​​George Plater: St. Mary’s Forgotten Patriot
St. Mary's College of Maryland Daugherty-Palmer Commons 47720 College Dr., St Mary's City, MD, United StatesMarch 26, 2026 - David Brown, adjunct professor, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University With over thirty-three years as a Foreign Service Officer, David Brown unfolds the story of this largely unknown patriot. George Plater was born and raised at Sotterley Plantation and is counted among the earliest of Maryland's…
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Sotterley Presents: People & Perspectives with Michael Kent
Historic Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United StatesApril 22, 2026 - When the international slave trade was outlawed in 1808, other methods were tried to fill the labor void in the South. Border States like Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky began to breed slaves from the enslaved people they already owned. One such enslaved person was Jacob Broom who was owned by the…