Lynching in America / Lynching of Howard Cooper

Historical marker location:

200 Courthouse Ct, Towson, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Courthouse Court and Bosley Avenue (Maryland Route 45), on the left when traveling south on Courthouse Court.)

Marker installed: 2021

Community Remembrance Project.

Harriet Tubman, a famous abolitionist, was born in Maryland: Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery and became a famous abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad, was born into slavery in Dorchester County, Maryland. She later returned to Maryland many times to lead other enslaved people to freedom.