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Discover Frederick Douglass Walk where Frederick Douglass walked in the places that influenced him to become an abolitionist, leader, writer, orator and scholar. These walking and driving tours in Baltimore, Annapolis and on Maryland’s Eastern Shore reveal the character-defining moments in Douglass’s life and his return as a respected national leader. All Regions Maryland’s Frederick Douglass Driving Tour follows Douglass’s life in Maryland and visits places where events occurred that formed the foundation of his[...]

Download the PDF here Following in His Footsteps – Maryland’s Frederick Douglass Driving Tour Discover the real Frederick Douglass in the places that shaped him into the abolitionist, activist, thought leader, writer, orator and great thinker he became. The tour begins with his deep roots while enslaved on the Eastern Shore and continues with his education, empowerment and the taste of freedom he discovered in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood. The tour includes his return as[...]

Frederick Douglass's Life in Maryland Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born into slavery in February of 1818. Never knowing his actual birthday, he chose for himself February 14, and gave himself the name Frederick Douglass. Douglass was born on Holme Hill Farm, near Hillsboro, on the banks of Tuckahoe Creek. For a bold and brilliant child, the lush fields and clear Maryland waters might have been a little patch of heaven. All it lacked was[...]

Born on a farm on the banks of the Tuckahoe Creek... Frederick Douglass’s life would forever be interwoven with his home state of Maryland. That same beautiful place that he loved so deeply, was the place where he was stripped of liberty, ripped from his family, and bound by the literal chains of slavery. In Fells Point in Baltimore, Douglass cunningly watched other children read and taught himself to do the same, absorbing knowledge to[...]

A Timeline of Frederick Douglass’s Life in Maryland and Beyond February 1818 - Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey born at Holme Hill Farm near Easton. August 1824 - Sent to live on Lloyd Plantation, Wye River, at the home of his master, Aaron Anthony. February 1825 - Mother visits him for the last time before her death late in 1825 or early in 1826. March 1826 - Sent to live with Hugh Auld family in the[...]

Frederick Douglass was born in 1818 on a farm that is now Trappers Corner in Talbot County. There is a marker honoring his memory.

The park offers a landscaped seating area and information kiosk about Frederick Douglass, who lived enslaved near St. Michaels from 1833-1836. Douglass taught himself to read and write, and conducted clandestine schools for African-Americans here. He escaped north and became a noted abolitionist, orator and editor. On Maryland’s Frederick Douglass Driving Tour.

Douglass is depicted as a scholarly orator. A scavenger hunt and interactive guide bring art to life. On Maryland's Frederick Douglass Driving Tour.

November 25, 1878, Frederick Douglass gave "Self-Made Men" speech to a segregated audience in the main courtroom of this courthouse. The statue of Douglass on the courthouse lawn, created by Jay Hall Carpenter and erected in 2011, portrays Douglass at the podium delivering this speech. On Maryland's Frederick Douglass Driving Tour.