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Black History Month Documentary Spotlights Scotland Community in Potomac

MCPS-MD Feb 17, 2026
'Echoes of the Ancestors' is a documentary episode produced by MCPS-MD honoring Black communities across Montgomery County. The program begins in the Scotland community in Potomac, centered around Scotland A.M.E. Zion Church, built by freed slaves and their descendants and opened in 1924. The episode aired as part of Black History Month programming.
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Source: Montgomery County, MD, “PEG Bytes Newsletter #279; February 17, 2026”, received Feb 17, 2026.

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