WATER’S EDGE: Black Watermen of the Chesapeake

Water’s Edge: Black Watermen of the Chesapeake chronicles unsung Marylanders that revolutionized an industry, dreamed beyond their circumstance and are still keeping this tradition alive today. Join Maryland Public Television as we chronicle stories of bravery and resilience, illuminating an industry packed with African American pioneers. Meet George H. Brown, an ambitious steamboat captain that revolutionized recreation for Black Marylanders in the early twentieth century, Downes and Albert Curtis, renowned sailmakers in Oxford and innovators like the Turner Family of Bellevue and present-day captains who have survived by shifting their businesses from commercial fishing to chartering fishing parties. Black Watermen and the Bay celebrates the resilience, culture and beauty created by these extraordinary people.