2018 July
Montgomery County Story African American Topics
African American History: The Montgomery County StoryOriginally published quarterly and now biannually by Montgomery History, The Montgomery County Story is a scholarly journal of research focusing on the history of […]
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African American History Conference Topics
African American History: History Conference Topics Videos of Select TopicsIn Search of the Ballfields of Montgomery’s Black Communities Bruce AdamsMap of Ballfields of Black Communities in Montgomery County Gibson Grove: Gone but not ForgottenDr. […]
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Brown vs. Board – The Decision
The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County The Decision The Supreme Court made its historic, unanimous decision, outlawing segregation in public schools, on May 17, 1954. A […]
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Brown vs. Board – Introduction
This is a past exhibit which was displayed at the Beall-Dawson Museum between Aug. 17, 2004 and Mar. 6, 2005. The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery […]
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Brown vs. Board – The 1872 Law
The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County The 1872 Law An 1872 Maryland law provided that one free (public) school for black students, aged six to twenty, […]
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Brown vs. Board – The Rosenwald Fund
The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County The Rosenwald Fund In 1917, Julius Rosenwald, a director with Sears, Roebuck & Co., started a foundation to match funds […]
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Brown vs. Board – The Need for Education
The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County The Need for Education Since the era of slavery, African Americans understood the need for literacy and education as a […]
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Brown vs. Board – Consolidation
The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County Consolidation Under Superintendent Edwin Broome, MCPS began to consolidate the colored elementary schools into larger, more central schools. For example […]
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Brown vs. Board – Secondary Education
The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County Secondary Education Prior to 1927, when the first high school for black students was built in Montgomery County, African Americans […]
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Brown vs. Board – The Process
The Effects of Brown vs. The Board of Education in Montgomery County The Process Integration actually began in the summer of 1955, when a few black students enrolled in summer school at […]
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