New “Passion and Purpose” exhibit showcasing Black history in Maryland

BALTIMORE — An opportunity to be taught extra concerning the struggle for civil rights right here in Maryland.

There is a new exhibit on the Maryland Middle for Historical past and Tradition referred to as “Ardour and Function.”

Whereas it does not formally open to the general public till Friday, the media received a sneak peek at the moment. The museum introduced in a panel to function consultants.

“The principle focus was the Black equality battle and from a Baltimore perspective, from the Maryland perspective,” mentioned Day Clark, professor of advantageous arts at Coppin State. “The museum needed to do that exhibition that talked concerning the historical past of Maryland and our contribution to the Civil Rights Motion.”

The exhibit options historic moments within the Civil Rights Motion, tales instructed via the phrases and voices of those that lived in Maryland.

“Regardless that that is about Maryland, despite the fact that that is about Baltimore, it is simple for anybody to return right here and see how Maryland’s story suits into the bigger story of the battle within the South and even within the broader United States,” mentioned David Terry, affiliate professor of historical past at Morgan State.

If you wish to test it out, the museum is situated on Park Avenue in Baltimore.