The year - 1812. Guess who are back? Yes, it is the British. By 1814 the "red coats" had conquered
most if the South. It was Baltimore, the South's most northern and the country's most prosperous port which defended
and produced the most miraculous ending of war to date in the United States of America. "And the flag was
still there."
The New Battle of Baltimore Is Reminding Americans About the City's Finest Star-Spangled Hour
Baltimore & the Fifteenth Amendment, May 19, 1870
"We Must Be Independent Men"
The Citizens of Baltimore City ratified The Fifteenth Amendment in 1870, but Maryland did not until 1973. Yes,
1973!
15th Amendment Radification in Other Places
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