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History Conversations: Uncovering the Stories of Two Lynchings in Rockville

Presented by Montgomery History at Online/Virtual Space

Jul 21, 2020

History Conversations: Uncovering the Stories of Two Lynchings in Rockville

Stay connected from home with “History Conversations,” periodic virtual lectures from our talented corps of speakers covering a wide variety of local history topics. Each lecture is livestreamed via Zoom and then posted to our website for a week.

“Uncovering the Stories of Two Lynchings in Rockville”
with Montgomery History Archivist Sarah Hedlund
Tuesday, July 21 @ 2:00 p.m.

Montgomery History Archivist Sarah Hedlund will present the work she has undertaken in the last year, primarily using newspaper articles from the time, to document the events surrounding Rockville’s two recorded lynchings: those of John Diggs-Dorsey (1880) and Sidney Randolph (1896).

This presentation is part one of a two-part event in coordination with the  ... view more »

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