There are many ways to learn about Montgomery County’s African American history. During the late-19th and early 20th century, over 80 Black communities were established in the county, many of… Read More
Geneva Mason was a trailblazing community leader born in 1899, in Washington, D.C. After graduating from the O Street Vocational School, she moved to the Scotland community in Potomac. Mason… Read More
Josiah Henson was born into slavery on June 16, 1789 in Charles County, Md. He is most known for his remarkable journey from enslavement to becoming a prominent abolitionist and… Read More
Montgomery County’s African American communities have a rich history extending back to their founding by emancipated, formerly enslaved people dating back to, and sometimes preceding, the end of the Civil… Read More
In 1936, William Gibbs, a teaching principal at Rockville Elementary School, took a courageous stand against racial wage disparities in education. Despite being better qualified, black teachers were earning half… Read More
For more than half a century, Jesse and Celestine Hebron managed a successful printing business in Rockville. Jesse Hebron initially started the business on Falls Road in 1932, and it… Read More
Montgomery County native, Henry Blair, was the second African American to be issued a patent by the United States Patent Office for his corn planter invention. He was born in… Read More