Civil Rights Heroes: Audio

They Fought Too: Remembering Maryland's Civil Rights Pioneers

Rosa Parks was one of many “everyday” heroes who were instrumental to the fight for equal rights. MHC has partnered with the Center for Emerging Media in creating a radio series profiling some of Maryland’s unsung heroes.

Carl Murphy
Carl Murphy, Editor and Publisher of The Afro American Newspaper, is profiled.

Juanita Jackson Mitchell
Juanita Jackson Mitchell was the first black female to practice law in Maryland.

Gloria_Richardson
Gloria Richardson led the movement in Cambridge, Maryland.

Pip and Zastrow
Pip and Zastrow is the story of a unique friendship that helped keep Annapolis from plunging into chaos after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks, the mother of the civil rights movement, is profiled.