Speak Your Truth! Oral History Project @ Oxon Hill

Celebrate and explore the historically African American incorporated towns of Prince George’s County: Eagle Harbor, Fairmount Heights, Glenarden and North Brentwood.

Interview with Mayor Petrella Robinson

Do you have a story to share? Call the Sojourner Truth Room at Oxon Hill to schedule an oral history recording session:

(301) 839-2400 x 1779

Interview with Aaron WIlson

Interview with Cheryl McCloud

Interview with Joseph Parker

Interview with the Morris Family

Interview with Laurence Winston

African American Incorporated Towns in Prince George's County

Eagle HarborFairmount Heights Glenarden North Brentwood

Prince George's County is one of the oldest counties in the state of Maryland and has a unique assortment of incorporated African American towns.

There are currently 22 incorporated towns in Prince George's County, some recently incorporated and others as old as 90 years. North Brentwood was the first African American incorporated town in the county, established in 1924. It houses the Prince George's County African American Museum and has had its historical data displayed both in the Anacostia Smithsonian Museum and the State House in Annapolis. That historical data, which was collected and curated by the North Brentwood Historical Society, currently resides in a storage unit and should have a permanent, accessible home. This is the focus of the Sojourner Truth Room. Incorporated towns themselves are historic but contained within them are also events and sites that truly speak to Prince George's County and its unique local history. This local history is a part of what makes Prince George's County the diverse and inclusive county it is today.