What is the meaning of freedom? What are some ways that being free to choose for yourself can be complicated or difficult? Objective Students will be able to: • Identify challenges facing newly emancipated people in Maryland in 1864 • Explain the decisions taken by individuals after emancipation • Describe how specific skills or opportunities influenced the lives of African Americans at Hampton after emancipation Background Hampton National Historic Site is a unit of the National Park Service that preserves the core of what was once a vast commercial, industrial, and agricultural estate that e Duration: 60 Minutes.