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Off the 8's: The Negro Girl and the Pee-Pee Girl

Shunned by their classmates, the only black girl and a white girl known for wetting her pants were left no choice but to be partners. Had they spoken to each other, the 5 year olds may have discovered their worlds weren't so different.

Tags: New Jersey, Martin Luther King, off the 8s, Stephanie Gaines-Bryant

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Howard Co. schools apologize for past segregation

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Md. case on historically black schools closes

Lawyers for the state of Maryland and for a group of students and alumni of Maryland's four historically black universities sparred Friday over whether the state has successfully dismantled segregation-era policies that disadvantaged the schools.

Tags: Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education, historically black colleges, Catherine Blake

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The Carousel on the Mall: Spinning civil rights history

Fifty years ago, the carousel on the Mall sat in Gwynn Oak Amusement Park just outside of Baltimore. Gwynn Oak opened in the 1890s and was "Whites-Only" for many years.

Tags: Carousel on the Mall, Gwynn Oak Amusement Park, Jim Crow, National Mall

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