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MONTGOMERY, Maryland in the 1850s: 1 through 2 of 2

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  1. Dividing up for Rights
    date March 7, 1850map MONTGOMERY, Marylandtags Government, Politics

    After the revolution, it became even more important for government regulation for boundaries to be established between states. Since America remained dedicated to keeping power in state governments, officials came together and established the exact separation of the regions that respective governments oversaw. One such circumstance arose when it came time for the Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware...

  2. A Former Slave's Account on Abolition
    date 1857map MONTGOMERY, Marylandtags Crime/Violence, Race-Relations, Slavery

    Frederick Douglass perceived Maryland to be a state that possessed slavery in its mildest form. In one of his books, My bondage and my freedom, Douglass showed the truth to a doubting nation that believed that Maryland divested of the harsh and terrible occurrences that characterized the slave system. Douglass challenged the argument that Maryland was not a state harsh on its slaves by comparing Maryland...