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March 16–April 16, 2026, at Olney Library, during library hours April 17-May 8, at Wheaton library, 11701 Georgia Ave, Wheaton, MD “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

A public recognition ceremony on Friday, May 16, marked the completion of the County’s lynching commemoration site in Rockville. The ceremony featured an address by Dr. Bobbie Legg, a Montgomery County native and descendant of one of the perpetrators of the 1896 lynching of Sidney Randolph. Randolph was lynched on July 4, 1896.

When: Sunday, March 3 from 3-5 p.m. Where: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville, 100 Welsh Park Drive, Rockville, MD...

See the gallery of images from the dedication of markers remembering lynching victims John Diggs-Dorsey and Sidney Randolph.

Mr. John Diggs-Dorsey was lynched in Rockville on July 27, 1880. The Conversation Circle will discuss the lasting legacy of this...

Join MoCoLMP and our partner, the Montgomery County Commission on Remembrance and Reconciliation at the marker dedication ceremony...

This exhibit memorializes and honors two men who were lynched in Rockville—Mr. John Diggs-Dorsey in 1880 and Mr. Sidney Randolph in 1896....

Take a walk to discover the history of the lynching deaths of Mr. John Diggs-Dorsey in 1880, and Mr. Sidney Randolph in 1896, in...