Olney

Historical marker location:

17901 Georgia Ave, Olney, Maryland

( Marker is at the intersection of Olney-Sandy Spring Road (Maryland Route 108) and Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97), on the right when traveling east on Olney-Sandy Spring Road.)

Maryland was once the site of a major Civil Rights protest: In 1963, civil rights activists organized the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which drew more than 250,000 people to the National Mall in Washington D.C. Many of the participants in the march were from Maryland, and the state played a crucial role in the civil rights movement.