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Frederick Douglass Day

September 28 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Frederick Douglass Statue

Parade – 10am – Street Parade (Glenwood Avenue to the Talbot County Court House, Washington Street) led by the Parade’s Grand Marshall Walter Black and Honorary Grand Marshalls – the family of Frederick Douglass Founding Member Eric Lowery.

Welcome Ceremony – 10:30am – Welcome Ceremony on the front lawn of the Talbot County Court House features special guests, school bands, bagpiper, professional singers, original poetry, and a Frederick Douglass reading.

Children’s Village – 11am to 3pm – The Children’s Village located on the front lawn of the Talbot Free Library features face paintings, games, mapping, readings by Shauna Beulah and author Timothy Young, free Frederick Douglass coloring books, free Baltimore Ravens wristbands and much more.

Marketplace – 11am to 3pm – Our Frederick Douglass Marketplace features local and regional food vendors, a variety of artisans and not for profit organizations.  Located at Dover and West Streets across from the Talbot County Free Library.

Frederick Douglass Geocaching – 12 Noon – Pickup your passport with map and instructions at the Talbot County Free Library and explore the Frederick Douglass Geocaching Trail created by Autumn Redman and Girl Scouts #1308. Learn about his life in Talbot County and collect a commemorative coin and photograph at the end of the trail.

Entertainment Stage – 12 Noon to 3 pm – The Entertainment Stage located at the corner of Dover and West Streets features live entertainment and DJ Al Butler

Frederick Douglass Lecture – 1 PM – The 2024 Frederick Douglass Lecture will be proved by Keidrick Roy, PhD, Harvard University and American Dark Age: Racial Feudalism and the Rise of Black Liberalism author. Book signing to follow the lecture.

The Frederick Douglass Day activities are free and open to the public.

Venue

Downtown Easton
1 Dover Street
Easton, MD 21601 United States
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