Law Makers
Get to know the first African American judge appointed to both the District and Circuit Court of Maryland in Anne Arundel County.
Get acquainted with the first Black state legislator for the City of Annapolis/Anne Arundel County District 30A
Meet Judge Elizabeth Morris, the first black woman to serve as a judge in Anne Arundel county's circuit court
The first African American woman to serve on the Anne Arundel County Council
Get to know the Army Colonel that is forging a path in District 32 as the first African American male elected Democrat from Anne Arundel County to state office
Learn about the Vietnam veteran, Assistant State's Attorney, and Anne Arundel County Juvenile Court Master who was appointed to the District Court.
Meet the first African American Chief Judge in the history of the Anne Arundel County Orphans’ Court.
Policy
Delegates Bartlett and Rogers become the first Black Chair and Vice Chair for the county's delegation in the House of Delegates
Learn about how the Supreme Court overturned this 1908 act that was passed "to fix the qualifications of voters at municipal elections in the city of Annapolis," and prohibited nearly all Black residents of Annapolis from voting between 1909 and 1915
Meet Anne Arundel County's First African American Sheriff
Everett Sesker
