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Brown vs. Board – Introduction

…in subjects over elementary grade level.  Prior to 1927, those students who could afford it went to high schools in DC or Frederick, or even further afield. The first high

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Legacy Council

…end screens, or keep your video private and password-protected. Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries, Vokalia and Consonantia. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at…

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Amend: The Future is Us

This exhibit, curated by Rockville High School juniors under the direction of Montgomery History Curator Elizabeth Lay and RHS English teacher Krista McKim, explored environmental issues Montgomery County and the…

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African American History: Lynchings in Montgomery County

In 2017, the Equal Justice Initiative published research documenting more than 4,000 racial terror lynchings in America between 1877 and 1950.[1] Based on fanatical fears regarding interracial sex and the…

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Board of Directors

The Board of Directors consists of professionals and esteemed members of the community who offer their expertise and leadership to our organization. We thank them for their dedication and commitment…

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December 17 HDC Meeting Recap

December 17 HDC Meeting Recap   At its meeting on December 17, the City of Rockville’s Historic District Commission voted 3-1 (with one abstention) in support of moving the Confederate…

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Montgomery County Archives

…or received the records. Most of the record groups comprise agencies and offices with similar responsibilities. Other record groups consist of records which share a special physical format, such as…

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Brown vs. Board – Consolidation

…central schools.  For example Longview, in Emory Grove, opened in 1950 and took children from the Cloppers, Germantown, Laytonsville and Stewardtown schools, which then closed.  Four such consolidated schools had…

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