POTOMAC, Md. — A special honor for a local community working tirelessly to preserve African American history in Montgomery County is getting us uplifted right before the MLK holiday.
The Scotland African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Potomac, Maryland was built by hand in 1924 by church members in what was the Black community of Scotland. The wood frame church on Seven Locks Road would later become the epicenter of the civil rights movement in the county and is now registered as a state historic site.
In 2019, a flood nearly destroyed the church, which is the only historic building to survive in the Scotland community.
Fast forward to now, the church and community members have been selected to receive the 2024 Legacy Award for civic engagement and community impact from the international salute to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This is for their second century project which looks to repair and fortify the church against future storms and expand it for its members and the larger community. The church, and it's congregation, will be honored at The Willard Hotel on Sunday.
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