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Governor Larry Hogan issued posthumous pardons to 34 Maryland lynching victims on May 8, reported the Baltimore Sun. Among them is including Howard Cooper, a 15-year-old Black boy who was dragged from the Baltimore County Jail and hanged outside the Towson jailhouse by a white mob in 1885.
According to Hogan’s office “it was the first time a governor has issued a ‘blanket pardon’ for the victims of racial lynchings.”
TOWSON, MD – MAY 8: Maryland Governor Larry Hogan looks at the historical marker unveiled for the lynching of Howard Cooper during an event held by The Maryland Lynching Memorial Project at the old Baltimore County Jail in Towson, MD on May 8, 2021. (Photo by Will Newton for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Maryland governor issues posthumous pardons for 34 victims of racial lynching
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan participates in a panel discussion during the Republican Governors Association annual conference Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chase Stevens)
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TOWSON, Md. â Over the weekend, the governor of Maryland issued full posthumous pardons for 34 victims of racial lynching in the state between 1854 and 1933. It is the first time in history that a governor has issued a blanket pardon for the victims of racial lynchings.
âThe State of Maryland has long been on the forefront of civil rights, dating back to Justice Thurgood Marshallâs legal battle to integrate schools and throughout our national reckoning on race,â said Governor Larry Hogan. âToday, we are once again as together we continue the work to build a more perfect union. My hope is that this action will at least