Round Bay, Maryland, served as the state’s first African-American resort from 1887 to 1910, offering Black Marylanders a rare space for recreation, entertainment, and community before the full force of Jim Crow segregation. The resort ultimately closed after segregation laws and shifting social dynamics pushed patrons to alternative Black-owned leisure destinations. The post ‘We won’t be jimcrowed’: The prehistory of Round Bay, Maryland’s first African-American resort appeared first...
