People

Special thanks to:

Mr. Harvey Matthews, Mr. Ronald Cunningham, Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, Rev. Segun Adebayo, the congregation of Macedonia Baptist Church, The Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition, Dr. Amy Rispin, Rev. Quintin Borders, Mr. Chuck Williams, Ms. Eileen Barnett, Ms. Cheryl Harris, Ms. Bernice Dove, Ms. Barbara Thompson, Ms. Janet Ross, Ms. Francine Scott, the congregation of Scotland AME Zion Church, Rev. Melvin Martin, and members of the Tobytown community.

Additional thanks to the historical society of Montgomery County, Montgomery History, Sarah Hedlund, Leslie Nellis, and Dr. Jack Rasmussen & his students.

Project Director

Dr. Adrienne Pine, Associate Professor of Anthropology at American University

Project Assistant

Delande Justinvil, PhD candidate at American University

Graduate Students

Nickole Sharpe, Jenni Walkup, Gennesis Sanchez, Michael Quiroz, Helen Bush, John Power, Kataline Khoury, Maria Isabel Paraan, Paige Magrogan