Race

February 5, 2013

1015 Paca St. 633 Sarah Ann St. Dozens of addresses all over Baltimore were once home to Maryland's African-American Civil War veterans. Many of them had been Eastern Shore slaves. Today, we'll hear about a Maryland State Archives project to document their lives, and we'll hear what their experience was like during the war--and after.

February 5, 2013

January 30, 2013

Lawrence Lanahan

The Baltimore Ravens are going to the Super Bowl. They'll square off against the San Francisco 49ers in New Orleans on February 3rd. Tom Hall talks with Mark Hyman about last night's AFC Championship game and looks ahead to the Super Bowl.

The college football bowl season is in full swing. None of the players is getting paid to play in the bowl games -- or any other game for that matter. Historian Taylor Branch says we should change that. Tom Hall talks with Branch about the Bowl Championship Series and the state of college sports.

Today, we revisit the first episode of "The Lines Between Us," Maryland Morning's year-long multimedia study of inequality in the Baltimore region. We start with an essay from senior producer Lawrence Lanahan. Lawrence came up with the idea for this series; he explains why he feels … a sustained conversation about inequality in our region is necessary.

Then, a personal story from Pikesville resident Sheldon Caplis. In 1964, a family secret came to light and forever shaped his approach to race relations.

This segment was originally broadcast on September 28, 2012.