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Reginald F. Lewis Museum Of African American History

Reginald F. Lewis Museum Of African American History

The Resource Center of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum serves as a repository of books, papers, oral history and educational resources on the African American experience of Maryland. The center offers on-line computers for historical research and is building a growing library of reference materials including the William C.S. Adams Collection featuring titles in the history of Maryland, the Upper South and genealogy.

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