Why Baltimore? (Questions Blacks Ask About America)

There was a plan and structure - for today.

Black people can be found in some seemingly-random places, in the U.S. and Canada, but - if you read our history long enough - it all starts to make sense in the end: 

"Between 1815 and 1860, traders in Baltimore made the port one of the leading disembarkation points for ships carrying slaves to New Orleans and other ports in the deep South. Interstate traders in the domestic coast slave trade found Baltimore's excellent harbor, central location and position in the midst of a developing 'selling market' attractive incentives in which to build their slave pens and base their operations near the bustling port."

Stop right there.

Because slavery existed for most of the country's history, it actually makes more sense than some want to investigate,..

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Because there's a Maryland mention,…