Montgomery County will host a series of events on Saturday, Sept. 25 and Sunday, Sept. 26 dealing with the lynchings of two Black men. The two lynchings took place in Rockville in the late 19th century. According to the Montgomery History accounts, John Diggs-Dorsey was working as a servant in the home of James and […]
Equal Justice Initiative
September 24, 2021 |
November 5, 2019 |
Lynching Victim Is Honored With Soil Collection Ceremony in Poolesville
The Montgomery County Lynching Memorial Project collected soil Sunday at the site of a lynching of a 22-year-old African American man in 1880 as part of the Equal Justice Initiative in Poolesville. George Peck, who had been accused of assaulting a white girl without trial, was attacked by a mob and hanged from a […]
February 19, 2019 |
Commission Established to Honor 19th-Century Lynching Victims
Almost 140 years after at least three black men were lynched in Montgomery County, the county council has called for a commission to memorialize the victims and promote a better understanding of the community’s racial history. Councilmembers Will Jawando, Craig Rice and Hans Riemer introduced a resolution on Jan. 22 to form the Remembrance and […]
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