Howard Cooper was an African American resident in Towson, Maryland, who was accused of the assault, rape, and attempted murder of Kate Gray, a sixteen-year-old white girl, on April 2nd, 1885. According to the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project,…

Remus Adams was a free African American blacksmith in mid 19th century Catonsville who was an unconventional figure for his time and a significant contributor to the African American community. As a business owner of his own blacksmith shop located…