‘The epitome of good trouble’: Md. activist remembered for efforts to preserve, teach segregation history

‘The epitome of good trouble’: Md. activist remembered for efforts to preserve, teach segregation history

The Talbot Avenue Bridge connects the historically Black neighborhood of Lyttonsville, Maryland, to what was once the white, restricted community of Silver Spring. A plaque unveiled Thursday at the foot of the bridge honors an activist and community leader who fought to keep Montgomery County’s history of racial segregation from being forgotten. “It means more to me and my family than I can easily say,” Charlotte Coffield’s daughter, Myra, said …