Fred's Army looks out across Chesapeake Bay at the point where Frederick Douglass planned his escape from slavery. Site of old Martingham Plantation, St. Michaels, Maryland.

Fred's Army expands; visits Wye House with Nettie Washington Douglass, great-great granddaughter of Frederick Douglass. Wye House was the plantation where Frederick Douglass was enslaved as a child.

Nettie Washington Douglass, great-great granddaughter of Frederick Douglass, at Be A Star Youth Sports and Cultural Arts Center in Easton, Maryland, the hub of her tour of Douglass sites in Talbot County. Poster donated by Easton collector Tim Dills.

Emmie on the tour of Douglass sites, map in hand.

Lamar Wilson and Penny Tilghman recording the minutes February 17, 2004, 3:00 PM, the founding moment of FDMAC -- Fred's Army.

Thanking all who gathered and sharing the excitement of the moment.

Tenny Sener, Nettie Washington Douglass, and Carol Minarick.

Easton Councilwoman Moonyene Jackson-Amis reads a proclamation from the Mayor and Town Council of Easton welcoming Nettie Washington Douglass on the occasion of her first visit to Talbot County, March 27, 2004, designated Nettie Washington Douglass Day.

Nettie Washington Douglass speaks with former Pastor Brooks at historic Bethel A.M.E. Church in Easton, Maryland. Frederick Douglass spoke there upon returning to Talbot County as a free man.

Fred's Army mobilizes, February 17, 2004.

Celebrating at Be A Star Youth Sports and Cultural Arts Center in Easton, Maryland.

Catherine Poe and Harriette Lowery -- a lighter moment.

Bettina Thomas feeds the troops.

Fred's Army plants the flag at the Talbot County Courthouse, future site of the Frederick Douglass Memorial.

Molly Bond tells Nettie Washington Douglass the story of the Confederate Memorial on the Talbot County Courthouse grounds.

Edward Covey's Mount Misery, from afar, where Douglass was sent as a teenager. "If at any one time of my life more than another, I was made to drink the bitterest dregs of slavery, that time was during the first six months of my stay with Mr. Covey." -- Frederick Douglass, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Kwanza Brooks and daughters Deja and JasRae at Wye House during the tour.

Retracing Frederick Douglass' long walk into slavery at the age of 6, Wye House, Maryland.

Nettie Washington Douglass arrives at BWI Airport, greeted by Councilwoman Moonyene Jackson-Amis.

Flowers and hugs for Nettie Washington Douglass at BWI Airport

John Sener was one of our guides during the tour.

A haunting look back.

"Imagine -- I'm standing where my great-great-grandfather once stood. It's overwhelming..." -- Nettie Washington Douglass

Walter "Billy" Brown, Director, Jackson Jubilee Singers, performing at Be A Star with Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship Choir.

Staking out the ground for the Frederick Douglass Memorial at the Talbot County Courthouse.

Fred's Army, February 17, 2004.