In honor of Juneteenth, MCM visited the historic Pleasant View Church in Gaithersburg’s Quince Orchard neighborhood—a site that once included a church, schoolhouse, and cemetery serving the local Black community during segregation.
 
Founded by formerly enslaved African Americans after the Civil War, Pleasant View became a place of worship, learning, and resilience. Though time has changed the area, efforts to preserve its powerful legacy continue.
 
To learn more about Pleasant View and its preservation, visit the link in bio.
 
This is an MCM intern production.