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The Diggs/Johnson (Louis S. Diggs - Lenwood
Johnson ) Mini-Museum on African American History was opened on November 14, 2015. Named in honor of Louis Diggs and Lenwood Johnson, the museum is located in the former Cherry Hill
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Price, Larry (February 25, 1997). "Black Historian to Receive State Honor".
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Since the Beginning: African-American communities in Towson
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