Frederick Douglass Honor Society in Easton, Md annually celebrates their native son, Frederick Douglass, with a day of celebration in September in Talbot County, Maryland.
Brenda Wooden, President of the Frederick Douglass Honor Society (FDHS), tells us how the Society began with efforts to erect a statue in the great orator's and emancipator's name on the courthouse lawn of Easton, the county seat of Talbot County where Frederick Douglass was born and spent the first years of his life. FDHS celebrates their native son with a special day the last Saturday in September. Past speakers at the yearly festivities include: authors, Celeste Marie Bernier, John Stauffer, David Blight and the great, great, great grandson of Frederick Douglass, Kenneth Morris.