Maryland
Wes Moore to be sworn in as Maryland’s first Black governor
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Wes Moore’s inauguration as Maryland’s first Black governor on Wednesday shall be punctuated with references to Black historical past, together with an acknowledgement of the slaves who as soon as arrived by ship close to the state Capitol and the Baltimore native who grew to become the primary Black U.S. Supreme Court docket justice.
Earlier than his inaugural speech, Moore is scheduled to go to the Annapolis Metropolis Dock, which was as soon as one of many area’s slave ports. The dock is the positioning of a memorial to enslaved African Kunta Kinte, who arrived there in 1767 and was written about in Alex Haley’s e book “Roots.” Moore shall be joined by Black leaders for a wreath-laying ceremony.