The Great Convention

The Great Convention is a Vermont historical marker in Ferrisburgh, Addison County.

Addison County · U.S. Route 7, near the Wesleyan Chapel, Ferrisburgh

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Frederick Douglass delivered a fiery abolitionist speech here in July 1843. Born in slavery in Maryland, Douglass freed himself by escaping to the north, where he became a tireless crusader for African American freedom and equality. He was among the greatest orators and black leaders of the 19th century. The Ferrisburgh meeting, organized by local activist Rowland T. Robinson, was one of the 100 Conventions sponsored by the American Anti-Slavery Society.

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