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Violetta Sharps, Miss Lakeland 1963, greets the crowd during that year’s Elks Day Parade (upper left of left page). Among the groups marching that day was Lakeland’s own majorettes. This parade was one of many that took place over the years in the…

"I used to talk about the different ladies that baked on the cake in the community and stuff, you know, Halloween, nice people used– the parents used to be out there on the corner watching kids go up and down the street, and things were just so safe.…

"Oh, the University of Maryland played an integral part in the jobs that my family had the most of my family was on the grounds crew. And that's what kept Maryland looking as pristine as it was. And I can remember the jobs that they had. They took…

" I worked in high energy physics. And we were the next generation that came along that was not doing manual labor, like sweeping mopping, the yard crew, or whatever. And high energy physics was an area that we had to learn how to read film. And this…

This flier was created for a rally October 5th hosted by Black students and faculty in 1977 and appeared in Black Explosion on October 3, 1977. They were seeking more support and representation within UMD and also advocating for the Lakeland…