The Glades Hotel

Historical marker location:

Oakland, Maryland

( Marker is on West Liberty Street near South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west.)

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.