So here I am on the East Coast, commencing my Frederick Douglass history of ideas travel adventure in earnest! I’m thrilled, and know I’ll learn and see a lot, since I have so many sites I plan to visit already and know I’ll discover more as I go along.

...In a very important way, it’s fitting to begin with Douglass’s life here in Baltimore, centered in the waterfront district Fell’s Point, since this is where Frederick Douglass had one of the most formative experiences of his life.