Frederick Douglass's Two-Day Escape North (1838)

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It's September 5th. This day in 1838, Frederick Douglass makes a two-day escape from Maryland to New York City.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how perilous Douglass's trip was, and how he was able to navigate the route from Baltimore to Delaware to Pennsylvania and finally New York.

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