Forging Freedom: Special Exhibit Opening for Juneteenth

29 Courthouse Square,Rockville MD 20850

19 June, 2021

Description

Celebrate Juneteenth with a visit to an exhibit about the Underground Railroad in Rockville! Forging Freedom: Endurance, Escape, and Rockville’s Underground Railroad is an exhibit on the story of Rockville in the era of the Underground Railroad, when slavery cast a shadow over life in this farming town, and separatist tensions steadily propelled the nation towards war. Come learn about the brave fugitives who fled slavery in Rockville, the abolitionist network that helped, and the endurance of the enslaved community. Celebrate Juneteenth by learning about the Underground Railroad in Rockville. The Juneteenth holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, when the Union army arrived in Texas bearing federal orders proclaiming the end of slavery. The orders arrived nearly two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation declared that enslaved people living in the secessionist Confederate states were now free. Today, it is an opportunity to celebrate emancipation nationally, and explore emancipation stories of all kinds. This is a timed-admission event with limited spots per admission time. Registration is required. Peerless Rockville is still requiring face-coverings a this time and they are required in the building by Montgomery County. Please observe CDC recommendations regarding COVID-19 to protect our community. Peerless Rockville Historic Preservation Ltd. is supported in part by funding from the Montgomery County Government and the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County. Peerless Rockville Historic Preservation, Ltd. is an award-winning nonprofit, community-based organization founded in 1974 to preserve buildings, objects, and information important to Rockville’s heritage.  Peerless Rockville advances its goals through education, example, advocacy, and community involvement.