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Frederick Douglass Day
September 22, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
FREE
Please join the Frederick Douglass Honor Society, the Talbot County Free Library and the Town of Easton, as we celebrate the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass, Saturday, September 22, 2018.
The celebration will take place in downtown Easton, MD from 10 am until 3 pm, and will feature a variety of activities to educate and inspire the community about Frederick Douglass. The program will include a parade, which will begin promptly at 10 a.m. We will have live entertainment, educational speakers celebrating the life of Frederick Douglass, a Children’s Village, food vendors, craft vendors and our Knowledge Village of community organizations offering valuable information for our citizens. Walking tour of The Hill and much more! Everything will be open throughout the day.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Spencer Crew, Robinson Professor of History, George Mason University and Assistant Curator at the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture.
Vendors will be located in the Town of Easton Parking Lot, which is located directly across from the Talbot County Free Library.