Frederick Douglass in Chambersburg: More Than A Speech | 11/30 Visitors Center

Saturday August 17th, 2024 * 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Franklin County Visitors Bureau invites the public to Frederick Douglass in Chambersburg: More Than A Speech on August 17—a presentation, lunch, and bus tour to highlight Douglass’s visit, the intense meeting with John Brown, and key Chambersburg freedom-seeking sites.

Historian, poet and living history portrayer Nathan Richardson will bring Frederick Douglass to life, and Greencastle native Doug Dobbs will rekindle John Brown.

Doors open at 9:30 AM, and the event begins at 10:00 AM.

August 17, 2024, is the 165th anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s lecture in Chambersburg, which concealed the true reason he visited—to meet John Brown.

Discover Frederick Douglass and John Brown, outcomes of their efforts to end slavery, and the importance of Chambersburg’s location just north of the Mason-Dixon Line in the Great Appalachian corridor.

Participants will explore local African American history stops in the context of U.S. history, learn about Elenor Berry and her family, and visit the gravesites of USCT (United States Colored Troops) and those born into slavery but dying in freedom.

Cost for the program,10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and including lunch, is $25.

Lunch is a variety of sandwiches, including hand-breaded chicken and cold cuts, salads, fruit, nut bread, cookies, tea and lemonade.

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