Honor Maryland Emancipation Day with an afternoon centered on history, freedom, resilience, community, and legacy. The celebration will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony and presentations exploring remarkable stories from Montgomery County and beyond.

Featured speakers include Susan Cooke Soderberg, author of My Name Is Not Tom, who will share a different perspective on the life of Reverend Josiah Henson; Tabitha Agany, who will tell her powerful story as a Lost Girl of Sudan; and Natalie Thomas, who will discuss the life of Canada Jim, Sandy Spring’s own conductor on the Underground Railroad.

MCPS students in grades 6–12 may earn up to three Student Service Learning hours by attending and participating in the advocacy activity. Free.