His Long Path To Freedom

DOUGLASS CHOSE THE 14TH AS HIS BIRTHDAY THOUGH THE DAY IN FEB. WAS NOT KNOWN

DOUGLASS PLACE

Years after he transformed the nation with his ideas for reformation, Douglass returned to Baltimore to build a row of houses for African American renters—brick-and-mortar examples of his commitment to creating stability and community for African Americans in the years following the Civil War. Once known as Strawberry Alley, Dallas Street was also home to the Fell’s Point church where Douglass worshiped: Strawberry Alley Methodist Church. His “Douglass Place” homes in still stand today, with a commemorative plaque next to the front door where Douglass lived, at 524 S. Dallas Street.