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Documentary Short Film Premiere:

Help Us to Help Each Other, Lord: The Story of Morningstar Tabernacle No. 88 of Cabin John, Maryland

Tuesday, June 3

6PM to 9PM

Round House Theatre

Bethesda, Maryland

Members of the Press and Public Officials are Invited to Attend.

Please email morningstarmosescj@gmail.com to inquire.

Meet Our Distinguished Panelists for June 3 Premiere

  • Lisa M. Fager

    Executive Director, Black Georgetown Foundation

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  • Kami Fletcher, PhD

    Associate Professor, African Diasporic Histories, Goucher College

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  • Chris Haley

    Director, Study of the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland, Maryland State Archives

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  • Elgin L. Klugh, PhD

    Professor and Chairperson, Department of Applied Social and Political Sciences, Coppin State University

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  • L. Paige Whitley

    PANEL MODERATOR

    Local Historian

    Screenwriter and Director, Help Us to Help Each Other, Lord: The Story of Morningstar Tabernacle No. 88 of Cabin John, Maryland

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Help Us to Help Each Other, Lord: The Story of Morningstar Tabernacle No. 88 of Cabin John, Maryland

A documentary short film exploring the history of Morningstar Tabernacle No. 88 and the vital role African American benevolent societies played during the era of racial segregation in Maryland.

Premiering June 3, 2025 - Currently in post-production.

Preliminary Film Project Credits:

Written and Directed by: L. Paige Whitley

Produced by: Friends of Moses Hall, Inc.

Narrated by: Lamont Baxter

Edited by: Jay Mallin and Mary Morgan Filyaw

Directors of Photography: Jay Mallin and Taylor Brown

Singers: The Washington Revels Jubilee Voices

Hymn: “Try Us, O God” by Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

Piano Music: Mary Morgan Filyaw

Interviews and Voiceover Contributions by: Diane Baxter, Marian Mills Voice Artistry, KenYatta Rogers, Christopher Waynes, Tonya Coleman Waynes, Linda R. Lee, Dr. Charles Harris, Pandora White, Beulah Marie Gasaway Green, Nathaniel “Pete” White, Peter Noursi, Bob Levey, and Fred Bowen

Special Thanks to:

  • Ralph Buglass

  • Cabin John Citizens Association

  • Bonnie and John S. Collier

  • Montgomery Crawford, Descendant

  • Sarah Hedlund

  • Robb Hill

  • John Kelly

  • Stephen Lane

  • Philip J. Merrill, Nanny Jack & Co. Archives

  • KenYatta Rogers

  • The Scott Family Collection

  • Supporters, Volunteers, and Partners of Friends of Moses Hall 

    Acknowledgements

  • Baltimore History Channel

  • District Department of Transportation Historic Collections

  • AFRO American Newspapers Archives

  • The Evening Star

  • Freesound

  • Gfx Sounds

  • Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Georgetown University Library

  • Grand United Order of Odd Fellows of the World

  • Lewis Reed Photograph Collection Courtesy Jeanne Gartner

  • Historic Aerials

  • Library of Congress

  • Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Archives

  • Maryland State Archives

  • Maryland State Highways Administration, Office of Real Estate

  • Montgomery History

  • The Montgomery County Sentinel

  • Peerless Rockville

  • The National Archives and Records Administration

  • The New York Times

  • Sandy Spring Museum

  • P2HD and Azulfilm of Pond5

  • Prince Hall Masons

  • Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World

  • Public Domain Pictures

  • Sugarland Ethno-History Project

  • Sugarloaf Regional Trails

L. Paige Whitley is supported in part by the Montgomery County Government and the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County