Colonel William M. McDonald

Historical marker location:

2400 East Fort Avenue, Locust Point Industrial Area, Maryland

( Memorial is on Constellation Plaza, 0.1 miles east of Wallace Street.)

Marker installed: 1933

Maryland was once the site of a major Civil Rights protest: In 1963, civil rights activists organized the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which drew more than 250,000 people to the National Mall in Washington D.C. Many of the participants in the march were from Maryland, and the state played a crucial role in the civil rights movement.