Sandy Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Tribute to the Honorable Elijah Cummings

January 18, 1951 - October 17, 2019

— [Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery] —

Tribute to the Honorable Elijah Cummings Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 11, 2022

1. Tribute to the Honorable Elijah Cummings Marker

Inscription. Maryland House of Delegates, 1983 - 1996
United States House of Representative
Maryland 7th Congressional District, 1996 - 2019

"He was Honorable before he became The Honorable. He was a kind man, dedicated civil rights champion and public servant."
— President Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States

"His legacy is how ardently he honored his oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
— President William "Bill" Clinton, 42nd President of the United States

Born to sharecropper parents in Clarendon County, SC, Isiah, the third child of seven grew up under segregation in South Baltimore. He graduated with honors from Baltimore City College, earned a political science degree from Howard University and a law degree from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1976. He practiced law for 14 years, before being elected to the United States House of Representatives where he served for 14 years.

In his lifetime he followed the creed taught by his mother which is "to lead with integrity and that service to others is the highest calling." He rose to join John Lewis as one of the "lions of the Congress" championing the civil rights movement. As the chairman of

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the House Oversight and Reform Committee, he held the keys, checks and balances within our democracy. Hillary Clinton praised his leadership "in finding facts, exposing fictions, and demanding that our government was accountable." The most formidable orator he advocated for the poor in his district and the Nation. When Congressman Cummings spoke, the Nation listened.

Through his words and actions, he called a reluctant Nation to conscience.

Erected 2022 by Sandy Spring Slave Museum.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #42 William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton, the Former U.S. Presidents: #44 Barack Obama, and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1983.

Location. 39° 9.575′ N, 77° 1.989′ W. Marker is in Sandy Spring, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker is on Brooke Road, 0.1 miles west of Chandlee Mill Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18524 Brooke Rd, Sandy Spring MD 20860, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Nina Honemond Clark (here, next to this marker); Councilmember Nancy Navarro (here, next

Collection of markers on the grounds of the Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 11, 2022

2. Collection of markers on the grounds of the Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery

to this marker); Honorable Elijah Cummings (here, next to this marker); Tribute to Nina Honemond Clarke (here, next to this marker); Tribute to Montgomery County Council Member Nancy Novarro (here, next to this marker); Reverend Josiah Henson (here, next to this marker); Tribute to Marcus Mosiah Garvey and the Centennial of the United Negro Improvement Association (here, next to this marker); Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr. (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sandy Spring.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 11, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.