Nine civil rights demonstrators walked onto I-495 to protest the lack of rental housing for African Americans in the D.C. suburbs. Attorney Jones led a three-day, 64-mile march around the beltway.

William Gibbs, principal at Rockville Colored Elementary School, petitioned the Board of Education for equal pay for Black educators. His petition was denied, and Gibbs filed suit. He was represented by Thurgood Marshall and Charles Houston.

Carver was the first African-American junior college in Montgomery County, while Lincoln High School was the only high school. Carver High School and Junior College opened in 1951 and later merged with Montgomery Jr. College following desegregation.

Mitchell, a U.S. Senator, was an effective proponent of civil rights through legislation. He served as Director of the NAACP’s Washington bureau for 30 years. On the University’s Board of Regents, he worked to eradicate discrimination.

Doswell Brooks served as Supervisor of Colored Schools in 1922, and in 1956 was appointed as the first African-American member of the Board of Education. He also served on the Fairmount Heights Town Council and was Mayor from 1955 to 1968.

Formerly “Henry’s Colored Hotel,” this facility catered to African-American tourists and entertainers who stayed here while performing at the Pier Ballroom. The beach was restricted also via reserved periods known as “Colored Excursion Days.”

The mural, featuring the community around Pine Street, highlights important figures in Cambridge’s rich African-American history, culture and heritage, including Gloria Richardson Dandrige, a leader in the Civil Rights movement.

This statue honors Dr. Aris T. Allen, a pioneer in Maryland politics who blazed a trail for African Americans in public service. Allen was dedicated to the education of Maryland's youth and to serving local nonprofit organizations.