Date and Time
- Saturday, Feb 21, 2026 2pm
Location
Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library
900 Wayne Ave
Details
It Happened Here: Remembering Three Lynchings Photo Exhibit
The photographic exhibit, developed by the Montgomery County Lynching Memorial Project, will be on display from Tuesday, Feb. 17 through Sunday, March 15 during regular library hours. The exhibit documents the racially violent deaths of Mr. George Peck in 1880, Mr. John Diggs-Dorsey in 1880 and Mr. Sidney Randolph in 1896. Through photographs and site markers from Rockville and Poolesville, the exhibit examines the history of these fatal miscarriages of justice and ongoing community efforts toward remembrance and reconciliation.
Exhibit Talk with Derrick Tabor
At 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21, Derrick Tabor of the Montgomery County Lynching Memorial Project will present an in-person talk at the exhibit site on the fourth floor of the Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library. The presentation will explore the exhibit and the broader effort to preserve Montgomery County’s African American history.
