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Follow in the footsteps of Baltimore's literary luminaries and discover the elegant brownstone mansions and majestic cultural institutions built by Baltimore's successful 19th century...
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For the first time during World War II, African-American women were allowed to enter the military. The first contingent trained in Fort Des Moines, Iowa, where they were housed in segregated...
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Why do people pay to be scared? Focusing on two of Maryland's most famous productions of horror--the mid-nineteenth century short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, and the 1990s film, the...
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The Maryland Humanities Council is a private, educational, 501c(3) nonprofit organization that
stimulates and promotes informed dialogue and civic engagement on issues critical to Marylanders.
MHC is a nonprofit that uses the humanities to stimulate and promote informed dialogue and civic engagement on critical issues.
The humanities comprise the disciplines of the liberal arts, such as history, literature and poetry, classics, philosophy, ethics, jurisprudence, comparative religion, the interpretation of the arts, architecture and archaeology.
These humanities disciplines are tools that can help us to explore what makes us human, connect with others, and and discover meaning and richness in
our lives
and for our communities.