Speaker Series in honor of civil rights icon Helena Hicks features scholars of African and African American history, culture, and politics.

Join BCHS board member, Billie Holiday Project for the Liberation Arts director, and Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Lawrence Jackson (bio) as he chronicles the time Frederick Douglass spent in Maryland, before making his escape north. Using interactive maps, Jackson will recount Douglass’ formative years from his life as a slave on Eastern Shore plantations, to the streets and shipyards of Baltimore. Register here for free.