In this post Civil War residence in 1866, Richard Potter wrote the narrative describing his kidnapping, “The Narrative of the Experience, Adventures and Escape of Richard Potter.” As a free black youth, Potter was kidnapped from Greensboro, Maryland and sold into slavery in Delaware. A National Park Service Network to Freedom site.
Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass escaped to became a leading abolitionist. A self-guided driving tour gives visitors an overview of Douglass’s early life at 14 sites. His speeches inspired many to work on the Underground Railroad. Information and tour brochure available from the Talbot County Visitors Center. A National Park Service Network to Freedom site.
Enslaved Joseph Cornish escaped on a vessel on the Choptank River from Gilpin's Point. He stopped in Philadelphia and told his story to William Still. Still offered him food and rest and sent him to New York and then Canada. A National Park Service Network to Freedom site.
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Walk through historic Fells Point in Baltimore and see Underground Railroad locations associated with Baltimore abolitionists and sites of resistance. Stop at the places where Frederick Douglass lived, worked, worshiped, and learned how to read, and where he later returned to build five historic townhouses. A National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom site.
Mrs. Keckly, best known as Mary Todd Lincoln's seamstress, worked on behalf of the newly emancipated enslaved people that sought refuge in the nation's capital. Keckly raised funds and collected donations for their benefit and organized the Contraband Relief Association at Union Bethel AME Church. Keckly was buried in National Harmony Memorial Park on May 28, 1907.A National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom site.
Enslaved people who were caught fleeing their enslavers were held in this historic county jail. Others who were charged with encouraging them to run away were jailed here too. An interpretive exhibit describes these cases.