Frederick Douglass in Scotland
'If I should meet you now, amid the free hills of old Scotland, where the ancient "black Douglass" once met his foes ... I fancy you would scarcely know me'(Frederick Douglass, Perth 27 January 1846)
Why he came to Scotland.
His visit
Itinerary, speeches, songs.
Frederick Douglass, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Burns
His tributes to two Scottish authors.
Fellow Travellers
Other African American visitors to Scotland in the 1840s and 50s.
Links and other resources
Other websites of interest, suggested further reading.