Historical Marker Commemorating 1938 Crab Pickers Strike Unveiled by MDOT

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A historical marker commemorating the 1938 Crab Pickers Strike was unveiled Friday along Maryland 413 near Crisfield. The marker remembers the 600 crab pickers – mostly African American women – who, on April 6 of 1938, went on strike from Crisfield’s packing houses to protest wage cuts and to demand recognition of their union. The…

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