Historical Marker
Nelson Mandela
Historical marker location:
18524 Brooke Rd, Sandy Spring, Maryland
( Marker can be reached from Brooke Road, 0.1 miles west of Chandlee Mill Road, on the right when traveling west.)
07/18/1918 - 12/05/2013. [Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery].
Harriet Tubman, a famous abolitionist, was born in Maryland: Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery and became a famous abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad, was born into slavery in Dorchester County, Maryland. She later returned to Maryland many times to lead other enslaved people to freedom.