Frederick Douglass: From Slavery to Freedom
“Frederick Douglass, from Slavery to Freedom: The Journey to New York,” is a traveling exhibit hosted by the Meriam R. Hare Quaker Heritage Center with exhibition materials drawn in large part from the Gilder Lehrman Collection. The exhibition has been made possible by a grant from the J.P. Morgan Foundation, with the cooperation of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Frederick Douglass exhibition explores slavery and abolition through the life of one of the most famous men in nineteenth-century America. As a young boy, Douglass experienced the horrors of life under slavery in the United States. At age seven, Douglass was sent to Baltimore to live in the house of his new master, Hugh Auld, where he learned to read. The knowledge gained through reading nurtured both a dream of freedom and a keen feeling of despair at the difficulty of escape. In September 1838, Douglass disguised himself as a free seaman and then traveled to New York City. Though free, Douglass remained a fugitive under the law until friends purchased his liberty. This exhibition explores his life under slavery, in Douglass’ own words, and his escape to freedom.
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Quaker Heritage Center
Douglas & College Streets
Wilmington, Ohio
45177
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Monday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Admission
FREE
Events Dates:
2/4/2013 -
3/1/2013
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FREE