ABSTRACT
A celebration marking the dedication of the first statue of Frederick Douglass on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, where Douglass was born and enslaved, took place in the summer of 2011 in Easton, Maryland. Mark Leone delivered this speech on Saturday, June 18 near the Talbot County Courthouse. The one presented here differs slightly in language, but is essentially the one given that day. It is co-authored with three doctoral students who provided the central, essential data.
