Peerless Rockville will commemorate Black History Month with a virtual presentation on February 20 exploring the history and community of Rockville’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, followed by an in-person event on March 13 discussing a 1936 civil rights case in Rockville that contributed to the fight against school segregation.
Per the City of Rockville: “Lincoln Park was founded in 1891 and became one of Maryland’s first real estate developments for Black families. Join Peerless Rockville and Lincoln Park native Sandra Davis from 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 for “Lincoln Park: Special Places, People, and Stories,” an online presentation exploring Lincoln Park’s histo-ry, personalities, sites and buildings. Learn about the enduring strength, neighborly bonds and architectural gems in this historic community.
Register for this Zoom presentation at bit.ly/PeerlessLincolnPark.
In March, the Glenview Mansion and Peerless Rockville Speaker Series presents a look at Rockville’s role in school desegregation. In “Thurgood Marshall, the NAACP and a Civil Rights Milestone in Rockville,” from 7-8 a.m. Thursday, March 13 at Glenview Mansion at Rockville Civic Center Park, 603 Edmonston Drive, Peerless Rockville volunteer historian Ralph Buglass will explore how a 1936 case in a Rockville courtroom was an early step toward the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision that overturned school segregation.
The talk will also examine how the case, brought about by a lawsuit by William Gibbs, a teaching principal in Rockville who sued for equal pay for Black teachers, took on national significance and helped lead to a countywide NAACP chapter.
Admission is free, but space is limited. Register using course #32190 at www.rockvillemd.gov/registration or bit.ly/PeerlessMarshallNAACP.”