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Frederick Douglass Returns to Pendleton
Hosted by Madison County SURELearn about Frederck Douglass’s historic 1843 visit to Madison County, including his encounter with and rescue from a mob, through a first-person reenactment.
Event Details
Frederick Douglass and other abolitionists visited Pendleton, Indiana, in 1843 and were attacked by a mob. Local Quakers helped to rescue them, and the following day, Douglass spoke at the Quaker meeting house. To commemorate these historic events, reenactor Darius Wallace will deliver a presentation at the same place where Douglass spoke, in the present-day meeting house.
For more information, contact Nick Pappas at niko4vino@gmail.com.
This program received support from an Indiana Humanities Mini-Grant.