Juneteenth: Forging Freedom Exhibit and Emancipation Conversation

29 Courthouse Square,Rockville MD 20850

18 June, 2022

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Mark this national celebration of emancipation with a visit to view the Peerless Rockville exhibit “Forging Freedom: Endurance, Escape and Rockville’s Underground Railroad” about self-emancipation efforts in Rockville. At 10 am, join us for a conversation with local historians about Freedmen’s dedication to education and the important role of Rockville’s oldest Black church, now Jerusalem-Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church. 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. Peerless Rockville Historic Preservation Ltd. is supported in part by funding from ta City of Rockville grant and the Montgomery County Government and the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County.