Historical society posts 1,000s of Baltimore unrest images
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Maryland Historical Society is launching a website containing thousands of images documenting last year's unrest in Baltimore stemming from the death of Freddie Gray.
The society announced the launch of the website, baltimoreuprising2015.org , on Thursday. It's a searchable database of photographs, video, audio segments, oral histories and documents about the unrest last April and its aftermath.
The society says in a statement that it received more than 12,000 submissions, including cellphone images and intergovernmental emails. The project is still accepting material.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Digital Projects Coordinator Joe Tropea says cellphone photography and social media made it possible for more people than ever to record and preserve these historic events for future generations.
A video installation of the images will open at the society's Baltimore headquarters in late June.