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Civil War Findings on The Hill, Easton, Maryland with Tracy Jenkins
Carlisle's Chesapeake
English - January 21, 2021 15:25 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHistory Society & Culture abolitionists anthropology columbian orator anti-slavery baltimore carlisles chesapeake emancipation william lloyd garrison frederick douglass griot Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Tarence Bailey Talks about Frederick Douglass, His Great Uncle
Tracy Jenkins under the guidance of Dr. Mark Leone (Dr. Leone's two podcasts can be listened to by going to www.carlisleschesapeake.com) and Professor Dale Green, oversaw digs on The Hill in Easton, Md. The Hill is where Frederick Douglass returned to dedicate two churches in 1878, anchors in the community. Methodism and the Quaker religion were driving forces in the First Emancipation of slavery. The Hill is a community where free African Americans rented and owned homes prior to the Civil War. Learn the significance of a Buffalo soldier's brass button during a time when military service was a pathway to citizenship for African Americans.