Senator Harry Cole, Delegate Emory Cole, and Delegate Truly Hatchell are elected as first African Mmerican men in legislature.

Irma Dixon and Verda Welcome were elected as Delegates in 1958, marking the first time that African American women were elected to the legislature in Maryland.

Verda F. Welcome became the first African American Woman State Senator in the United States.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed, outlawing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is signed into law, prohibiting discriminatory voting practices.

Seven more African American legislators were elected, including Senators Clarence Blount and Robert Dalton, along with Delegates Frank Conaway, Hildegardeis Boswell, Walter Dean, John Douglass, and Kenneth Webster.

The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland is founded within the Maryland General Assembly.    Delegate Arthur King convened a meeting of African American legislators that resulted in the formation of the caucus and adopted the official title, Legislative  Black Caucus. Delegate King was the chair of the 

Caucus in 1970, with Senator Verda Welcome serving as the Vice Chair.

Parren James Mitchell is elected as the first Black Congressman for Maryland.

Cross burning becomes a Felony in Maryland

Barack Obama is elected the first Black President of the United States

Donna Edwards is elected the first African-American Congressman for Maryland.

First African-American and First Woman Speaker of the House, Speaker

Kamala Harris is elected as the first African-American Vice President of the United States

Wes Moore is elected as the first Black Governor of Maryland