Events mark 150 years of freedom from slavery in Md.

Freedom came to Maryland 150 years ago this week and in the coming days, the state will celebrate Jubilee 1864.

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People can explore the living history marking Marylanders' release from slavery.

"Man ignorant of history runs the risk of repeating it again," a Frederick Douglass reenactor said.

Words of Frederick Douglas echo through the Reginald Lewis Museum. Its a poignant message as Maryland prepares to celebrate freedom Jubilee 1864.

"As a border state, Maryland was not affected by the Emancipation Proclamation like many other border states," said Lisa Crawley, with the Reginald Lewis Museum.

On Nov. 1, 1864, slavery in Maryland would become history. Enticed by Washington, D.C.'s emancipation, men joining the Union Army, the old line state, turned to change.

"Slowly, but surely, the institution of slavery began losing its power," Crawley said.

It's a living celebration 150 years later, as Frederick Douglass comes alive at the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Meyers Maritime Park. Will Henry "Box" Brown will also come alive at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture.

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Living history events celebrate Jubilee 1864