# State Government (GSG)

## Title 9. Miscellaneous Executive Agencies

### Subtitle 37. Commission on African American History and Culture

#### Section 9-3707

(a) The Commission shall:

  (1) initiate, direct, and coordinate projects that further the understanding of African American history and culture;

  (2) receive and administer any available federal, State, or private money to plan and execute projects or educational activities that further the understanding of African American history and culture;

  (3) operate the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum in Annapolis to house and display photographs, objects, oral history tapes, artifacts, and other materials of African American historic and cultural significance;

  (4) locate, preserve, and disseminate to the public information about significant buildings and sites relating to African American history and culture; and

  (5) publish an annual report and any other material that the Commission considers necessary.

(b) The Commission may provide operational funding to a museum that specializes in African American history and culture.

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Md. Code Ann., State Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)