The nonprofit Afro Charities is processing and reorganizing the AFRO American Newspapers ' archives as it prepares for a move to the historic Upton Mansion in West Baltimore. The goal is to turn the collection into a public-facing research archive.

"For the past, let's say 130 years or so, the collections have primarily been used internally for AFRO staff and for some savvy researchers who knew how to find these materials," said Afro Charities Executive Director Savannah Wood.

The AFRO Archives store millions of photos and thousands of newspaper editions and letters. It even holds some audio recordings which all live at the Maryland State Archives.

"We have letters in the collection from Booker T. Washington, for instance," said Wood.

The collection holds items dating back to 18

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