Location: 44° 12.348′ N, 73° 14.721′ W
intersection of US 7 and Middlebrook Road, Ferrisburgh, VT 05456
Placed in 2002 by the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
Inscription:
The Great Convention
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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