being black in brownsville

by Lynn Bowman

The previously unknown history of the African-American town of Brownsville that was swallowed up by the expansion of Frostburg State College (now University). While enduring regular KKK rallies on the edge on the community, members were forced to sell their homes for $10.00 during the Depression. The 4th edition is in an 8.5 by 11 format with 186 pages. The front and back covers have different images (but, as yet, my attempts to add them have been unsuccessful). The 2018 appendix contains 25 pages of notes and excerpts from The Frostburg Mining Journal which may change your perception of 19th century Frostburg.

174 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Iris · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is about an area in Frostburg M.D. where there was a thriving Afroamerican community .These people were disposessed and their land virtually stolen to build Frostburg Normal school , which later became Frostburg University,

[Thany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of interesting history presented here, but could use some editing.