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Many of these communities were founded as early as before the Civil War by emancipated, formerly enslaved people and later in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Though changed, some communities—and their descendants—remain today. Part 1: Inside Historic Black Communities -- an overview of the history Monday, November 2, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Dr. Tracy Oliver-Gary of Mongtomery County Public Schools, will provide an overview, followed by a panel discussion with Rev. Gerry Green

You are warmly invited to join MoCoLMP at our commemoration of Montgomery County’s 250th anniversary, featuring speaker Chris Haley of the MD Archives Legacy of Slavery project

We all have reasons to celebrate or not celebrate the 250th anniversary of our county. Many people may have asked themselves, "What is there for me or my community. Many people may have asked themselves, "What is there for me or my community to celebrate?" Or, "What is one significant event that has happened over the past 250 years in Montgomery County that I want to celebrate?" Maybe it is something your ancestors passed down to you. Maybe it happened in your lifetime or in

MoCoLMP 250 Community Event: Sankofa - Honoring our Past, Seeding Our Future. Sunday, November 15, 2026, 3-5:30 p.m., BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD. Featuring Chris Haley, author, poet & film maker.

On Wednesday, July 15, please join MoCoLMP and the Jubilee Singers for a brief remembrance ceremony for the two men lynched in Rockville: Mr. Randolph (July 4, 1896) and Mr. Diggs-Dorsey (July 27, 1880. You are invited to bring a flower or flowers to lay at the marker sites.

MoCoLMP spent the week participating in Juneteenth in Kensington and Scotland/Potomac, and the reopening of the Pleasant View Historical Site.

New historic marker is unveiled on May 11 at the Edward U. Taylor School for Black children in Boyds, MD/

2026 “IT HAPPENED HERE: REMEMBERING THREE LYNCHINGS” was developed by MoCoLMP and reveals the forgotten and nearly-erased history that occurred in our county. Originally focused on the two lynchings that took place in Rockville, the exhibit now includes Mr. Peck’s lynching in Poolesville. With site markers and photographs, this exhibit traces the paths of the three lynchings: Mr. George Peck in 1880, Mr. John Diggs-Dorsey in 1880 and Mr. Sidney Randolph in 1896. Each of these

MoCoLMP’s fearless founder Tony Cohen will set off on May 4 on his trek to Canada following the trail of the Underground Railroad.

MoCoLMP has been busy this spring--read what we've been up to!

MoCoLMP was delighted to be invited to speak with the producers, cast and audience of the production “Appropriate,” at the Olney Theatre.

This play is a searing satire of a family digging through their recently deceased patriarch’s crumbling estate is both gut-splittingly funny and shocking in its confrontation of conveniently forgotten family history.

A walk from Maryland to Canada to explore the impact of the Underground Railroad.

Jason Green talks about his new book at People's Book A standing-room-only crowd filled People’s Book in Takoma Park on February 23, to celebrate Jason Green’s Too Precious to Lose-A Memoir of Family, Community, and Possibility . Jason, a Montgomery County native, has served on the County Commission on Remembrance and Reconciliation since its inception. He has long been a strong partner of MoCoLMP, which organized the event. Jason told stories from the book, from growing up o

MoCoLMP will be highlighting our county’s 250th with a rich array of events

MoCoLMP lays a wreath in memory of Mr. George Peck, lynched in 1880, and talks about how to push back against racism.

Book talk, Jason Green, Feb. 23, 2026 at peoples books in Takoma Park, Maryland.

Saturday, January 10, 2026 2-2:30 p.m. Poolesville Presbyterian Church sanctuary, 17800 Elgin Rd., Poolesville  Join MoCoLMP and our community partners as we remember Mr. George Peck , lynched in Poolesville in 1880. Pastor Howard (Chuck) Copeland of the Hosanna Community Church, Ed Reed , Poolesville Town Commissioner, Neile Whitney and Derrick C. Tabor , MoCoLMP Steering Committee members, will deliver brief remarks. We will also mark the passing of Mr. Peck by laying fl

A MoCoLMP photo exhibit We are pleased to announce the opening of our updated exhibit, It Happened Here: Remembering Three Lynchings , at...

MoCoLMP's new, expanded exhibit on the three lynchings in 1880s and '90s Montgomery County, MD premieres Sep. 22 in Poolesville, MD.