Peerless Rockville’s series “Emancipation to Integration: 150 Years of Advancement in Educational Equality” continues this month with “The Rise of Separate but Unequal Schools.”
The presentation, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, at Jerusalem – Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church, 21 Wood Lane, will explore the establishment of segregated schools for black students. Ralph Buglass, a member of the Montgomery County Historical Society’s Speakers Bureau, and the Rev. Jane Wood, former pastor of Jerusalem-Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church, will discuss early efforts in black education.
The series continues with “Thurgood Marshall & William Gibbs: Civil Rights in Rockville” at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, at the Red Brick Courthouse, 29 Courthouse Square. University of Maryland law professor Larry S. Gibson and Maryland Court of Special Appeals Judge Patrick L. Woodward will discuss how, in 1937, Rockville principal William Gibbs sued for equal pay for black teachers and was represented by Thurgood Marshall, setting the stage for the future Supreme Court justice’s further legal work against discrimination.
The presentations are free, but registration is requested. For registration and a full listing of upcoming series presentations through May, visit www.peerlessrockville.org, call 301-762-0096 or email [email protected].