5.1K views · 58 reactions | In the summer of 1960, Jewish Americans and Black Howard University students joined together for the first organized interracial civil rights protest in U.S. history, demonstrating outside of a segregated amusement park in Maryland. Ilana Trachtman’s new documentary, “Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round,” features conversations with some of those protesters and never-before-seen footage from the picket line. | CBS Mornings | Facebook

25K views · 1.2K reactions | Gold silk taffeta ball [evening] gown ca. 1868. Maryland Center for History and Culture. | Civil War Women/In the Swan's Shadow | Facebook

Part Two on Civil War Photos You Wouldn’t Believe Are Real! 🐿️ Squirrels were among the wildlife kept as pets, though less common than dogs and seldom see this photo is most likely one of the on Squirrels captured with a Civil War Soldier. Dogs were the most popular, often tolerated by officers for their loyalty. For example, the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry had a dog mascot, Sallie, immortalized in bronze at Gettysburg, while the 1st Maryland Infantry (Confederate) had a dog named Gracie who was