Germantown’s African American History
GHS Race Dialogue and Equity in Museums and History
In a follow up to our previous statement on the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, and others, the Germantown Historical Society is creating a resource list to help inform conversations on the historic protests around the world for the Black Lives Matter movement. GHS is also working on creating a resource database of African American history in the local area that you can explore. As an educational and historical institution, we are committed to providing resources that help to contextualize our present moment with a historical lens as well as documenting and preserving history in the making. These initial resources are from other organizations in the museum sector, education sector and media sector. We aim to provide engaging learning tools to help facilitate thoughtful and informed discussions about our communities. By confronting and learning from our histories, we can build a better future for Germantown on the foundation of the past.
And, take a look at Montgomery Countryside Alliance’s (for the Protection of the Agricultural Reserve) response to the national protests
Local Legacies:
Black-owned businesses in the area, courtesy of the MoCo Show
Local History:
Visit Maryland African American History Website
Boyds Negro School from Boyds Historical Society
Menare Foundation and History of the Underground Railroad
Walking Tour of African American History in Rockville
Walking Tour of African American History in Rockville Video
History of African American Education in Germantown Area
Map of African American Historic Places in the County
Selection of African American Churches in Montgomery County
African American Cemetery Inventory from Montgomery Preservation
Resistance to Slavery in Maryland Guidebook from the National Park Service
Sugarloaf Region Bicycle Trail, note points #2 and #9 on African American historic sites
Brownstown Historic District located on Germantown Road
Black Rock Mill Historic Marker on Diverse Farming Community
Article on the Preservation of a Historic African-American Cemetery in Bethesda
Local Conversations:
Discussion on Germantown’s Involvement in the Black Lives Matter Movement on Twitter
Discussion on Germantown’s Involvement in the Black Lives Matter Movement on Patch
Statistics on Germantown’s Diversity
Conversation on history of segregation and desegregation in Germantown
Museum Dialogues:
NMAAHC’s Talking About Race Web Portal
How to Have Tough Conversations on Race
History of Racialized Policing in the US
Learning Tools:
Smithsonian’s Blog Series on COVID-19 and Racial Injustice Pandemics
History of Racism in the World learning tools (at your own pace)
Podcast on the History of Policing in America
Early History of the Black Lives Matter Movement
Smithsonian’s APAC Oral Histories of current history in the making
