Frederick Douglass's self-determination and resolve to be free demonstrated to others how to rise above oppression, and his leadership, inclusive vision, and brilliant words continue to inspire action for equal justice as America faces its past. At his Tuckahoe home in Talbot County, plans for Frederick Douglass Park on the Tuckahoe center on the woodlands, fields, banks of Tuckahoe Creek, and the muddy shores that called to young Frederick and influenced his destiny, inviting people to imagine his humble beginnings. The 107-acre park was acquired through Maryland Department of Natural Resources Program Open Space funds and expanded by a donation of 40 acres from the George C. and Naomi H. Moore family, with planning underway for interpretive trails, overlooks, educational signs, picnic areas, water access for canoeing and kayaking, a visitor center, and an amphitheater. The community celebrated the park groundbreaking on February 14, 2018, the 200th birthday of Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, who took the name Frederick Douglass after gaining his freedom.