https://heartofthetable.artinterp.org/files/original/4ce71f6950572c98a366ae6de552d190.png 381b64138f4c6ee3d6ccdfd866cc7a7d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource “Maryland atmosphere served up southern ‘fried’” Subject The topic of the resource 1947 May Day Celebration Description An account of the resource May Day festivities were a prominent celebration each year at the Maryland State College and the University of Maryland. University Archives retain photographs of such celebrations including maypole dances, diaphanous costumes reminiscent of Roman antiquity, and the awarding of the “May Queen” title with a triumphal march from the Main Administration Building. Other activities, such as those shown here–“Southern ‘fried’”–reflect the disparaging realities that align with such celebrations in a school just south of the Mason-Dixon line. Black communities along the Route 1 corridor less than five miles from campus, including Lakeland, North Brentwood, and Muirkirk, celebrated May Day as a celebration of the coming of spring, rather than as a moment to reinforce racist biases at the core of contemporary society. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Terrapin Yearbook, p. 197 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Special Collections and University Archives, University of Maryland Libraries