Bear Me Into Freedom Frederick Douglass and the Struggle for America's Promise

Celebrate America’s Semiquincentennial with Talbot County’s tribute to its native son, Frederick Douglass. He dedicated his life to promoting the ideals of the Declaration of Independence—that all men are created equal and have the inalienable rights of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. A 60-minute immersive experience portraying the odyssey of Frederick Douglass—his birth and enslavement on the Eastern Shore, his life’s work championing abolition, emancipation, and equal rights throughout the United States, and his triumphal return as one of the most consequential figures of the 19th century.