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Podcast: This Day (An America 250 History Show)
Episode: Frederick Douglass's Two-Day Escape North (1838)
Description: Come to our first ever live show! In Boston, on Friday, September 13th. Tickets are available now!It's September 5th. This day in 1838, Frederick Douglass makes a two-day escape from Maryland to New York City.Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how perilous Douglass's trip was, and how he was able to navigate the route from Baltimore to Delaware to Pennsylvania and finally New York.This Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories.If...