Join us Thursday, June 5th, 2025, at 7:00 PM for the second installment of our 2025 Preservation Lecture Series, led by Dr. Kevin K. Gaines, the Julian Bond Professor of Civil Rights and Social Justice at the University of Virginia.
Dr. Gaines—renowned historian, civil rights scholar, and beloved educator—will deliver a powerful lecture exploring Frederick Douglass’s early years in Fell’s Point and how those formative experiences shaped his views on slavery, abolition, and human rights, creating one of the most important voices in American history. These themes continue to resonate across borders today, striking a particular chord here in Baltimore.
Over a distinguished career with lectures all over the world, and as author of groundbreaking books like Uplifting the Race and American Africans in Ghana, Dr. Gaines brings unmatched insight to this conversation on race, identity, and the global history and legacy of abolition.
This event is free and open to the public. We hope you’ll join us for what promises to be a powerful and timely conversation.
