Why This Experience Matters Now
The fight for freedom didn’t end in the 19th century.
- The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 still echoes in modern enforcement systems
- Stories of resistance are still being uncovered
- Legal systems continue to define who is protected — and who is not
Taste of Freedom 2026 connects historical truth to present-day reality.
How It All Works
- Virtual hybrid experience
- 30-minute sessions + panels
- Pre-recorded thought leaders and subject matter experts
- On-demand replay access
- Underground on the Water Tour
From History to Action
What They Didn’t Teach You
What They Didn’t Teach You
What They Didn’t Teach You
- New research on freedom seekers
- Untold stories of resistance
- Legal frameworks shaping freedom
Understand the Methods
What They Didn’t Teach You
What They Didn’t Teach You
- Genealogy, archaeology, archival research
- Digital storytelling + interpretation
- Descendant community-based research
Apply What You Learn
What They Didn’t Teach You
Apply What You Learn
- Classroom-ready insights
- Public history strategies
- Tools for storytelling & engagement
Taste of Freedom 2026 Subject Matter Experts
Rona Kobell
Kate Clifford Larson
Kate Clifford Larson
Presentation Title:
What Harriet Left Behind:
Rural Redlining, Rising Seas
and Land Loss on
Maryland’s Eastern Shore
Kate Clifford Larson
Kate Clifford Larson
Kate Clifford Larson
Presentation Title:
The Remarkable Escape of Tilly and Harriet Tubman from Baltimore's Waterfront in 1857.
Scott Shane
Kate Clifford Larson
Larry Poncho Brown
Presentation Title:
Thomas Smallwood, Courageous Activist and Searing Writer
Larry Poncho Brown
Kate Clifford Larson
Larry Poncho Brown
Presentation Title:
The Relevance of BIPOC Art In Today’s Cultural Landscape
Anne Sarah Rubin
Janice Curtis Greene
Anne Sarah Rubin
Presentation Title:
When the Civil War Came to Mobtown: The Pratt Street Riots
Alex Green
Janice Curtis Greene
Anne Sarah Rubin
Presentation Title:
Underground Underwater
Janice Curtis Greene
Janice Curtis Greene
Janice Curtis Greene
Presentation Title:
Harriet Ross Tubman: Freedom's Journey
Chris Haley -MSA-
Janice Curtis Greene
Janice Curtis Greene
Presentation Title:
Slavery and Race: The Non-PC Topic
Sandi Williams
William F. Kelly, Ph.D
Sandi Williams
Presentation Title:
A Community Museum Partnership Model for Freedom-Centered Learning: Transforming School Leadership Through Sankofa and Public History
Jeff McGuiness
William F. Kelly, Ph.D
Sandi Williams
Presentation Title:
Frederick Douglass and the Struggle for America's Promise
William F. Kelly, Ph.D
William F. Kelly, Ph.D
William F. Kelly, Ph.D
Presentation Title:
Dueling Ideas of Freedom: Slavery Conventions and Freedom Seeking in Baltimore on the Eve of the Civil War
Julie Schablitsky
William F. Kelly, Ph.D
William F. Kelly, Ph.D
Presentation Title:
The Archaeology of Harriet Tubman's Birthplace
Dr. Ibrahima Seck
Joanne M. Braxton, Ph.D
Joanne M. Braxton, Ph.D
Presentation Title:
The Story of Slavery in the U.S. (An Immersive 3D Virtual Reality Tour of the Whitney Plantation)
Joanne M. Braxton, Ph.D
Joanne M. Braxton, Ph.D
Joanne M. Braxton, Ph.D
Presentation Title:
Unfinished Quilt: Research, Repair, and the Unfolding Meaning of our Nation's Story
Jyoti Mohan, Ph.D
Joanne M. Braxton, Ph.D
Jyoti Mohan, Ph.D
Presentation Title:
Where History Lives: Local History and Personal Connection in the Social Studies Classroom
Aaron Rice
Joanne M. Braxton, Ph.D
Jyoti Mohan, Ph.D
Presentation Title:
Underground Underwater:
Climate Change. Sea-Level Rise. Disappearing Cultural Identity.
A Digital Reconstruction of the Harriet Tubman Birthplace on the Maryland Eastern Shore.
