Historical Marker
The Professional Arts Building
Historical marker location:
101 W Read St, Mount Vernon, Maryland
( Marker is on West Read Street just east of Cathedral Street, on the right when traveling east.)
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.