160th Commemoration of the End of Slavery in Maryland

The 1864 Maryland Constitution ended slavery in Maryland, to commemorate this event Monocacy National Battlefield will host a reading of the names of those enslaved on the farms that now make up that battlefield and of those men who shipped out from Monocacy Junction to join the United State Colored Troops to fight for freedom. The public is welcome and encouraged to participate in the reading of the names which will begin at 1pm.