Anne Arundel County Executive Stuart Pittman apologized on behalf of the county government for its role in slavery and the lasting harm caused during an event at Maryland Hall on Saturday. “We collectively offer our inadequate but deeply felt apology that has for 160 years been withheld and pledged to never allow this history or this acknowledgement to be forgotten,” Pittman said. The executive’s announcement came after a broader discussion of Anne Arundel’s past, with speakers describing how slavery and later government actions shaped the lives of Black residents in Anne Arundel County. “Looking back through the history of the […]

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