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.

Edited by: Jay Mallin and Mary Morgan Filyaw

Directors of Photography: Jay Mallin and Taylor Brown

Narrated by: Lamont Baxter

Singers: The Washington Revels Jubilee Voices

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

Piano Music: Mary Morgan Filyaw

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, Montgomery Crawford, and Fred Bowen

Special Thanks to:

• Ralph Buglass

• John Kelly

• Stephen Lane

• AFRO American Newspapers Archives

• The Evening Star

• Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Georgetown University Library

• Library of Congress

• Maryland State Archives

• Montgomery History

• The Montgomery County Sentinel

• Peerless Rockville

• The National Archives and Records Administration

• The New York Times

• Sandy Spring Museum

• Scott Family Collection

• Sugarland Ethno-History Project

• Sugarloaf Regional Trails