At Freedom's Door: Challenging Slavery in Maryland April 16, 2007

'At Freedom's Door: Challenging Slavery in Maryland' examines Maryland's integral relationship to the history of slavery in the United States by exploring the resistance to slavery from enslaved and free people of Maryland, as well as the state's participation in the institution and perpetuation of slavery. The changing definition and perceptions of freedom are also examined from both historical and contemporary perspectives through artifacts, accounts and the work of contemporary artists.