Most former slaves in the South, meanwhile, became sharecroppers during the Reconstruction period, leasing plots of land from their former masters in exchange for a percentage of the crop yield. By 1880, more than 80 percent of southern blacks had become sharecroppers.
WHAT: The southbound I-95 ramp to Key Highway (Exit 55) will be closed overnight. The detour will direct motorists from southbound I-95 to Caton Avenue (Exit 50), to northbound I-95, to Key Highway (Exit 55). The northbound I-95 ramp to Russell Street (Exit 52) will be closed overnight. The detour will direct motorists from northbound I-95 to Martin Luther King Boulevard, to Lee Street, to Russell Street. The northbound I-95 ramp to Washington Boulevard (Exit 51) will be closed overnight.
From the east (via Route 50 or I-97): Take Route 50 East to exit 21 (I-97 Baltimore). Continue on I-97 to exit 17A (I-695 Baltimore/Towson). Continue on I-695 to exit 11A (I-95 North, Baltimore). Follow the directions above from the south on I-95.