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Black Resistance! Stories from Prince George’s County

  • Montpelier Arts Center 9652 Muirkirk Road Laurel, MD, 20708 United States (map)

Exhibit: Saturday, January 28 – Sunday, March 26, 2023
Opening Reception: Sunday, February 5, 2 – 5 PM

Gallery Hours: Sunday – Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm

The African American experience has been inundated with various forms of oppression rooted in anti-blackness. But this oppression has not been met with acquiescence, but resistance This year’s exhibition highlights some of these stories of black resistance in Prince George’s County from the era of enslavement to the Black Lives Matter movement of the present.

This exhibition is curated by the M-NCPPC Black History Program. Group tours are available for school and community groups. To schedule a group tour, call 240-264-3415 or email blackhistory@pgparks.com.

All ages, FREE