Come for a community reading of Frederick Douglass’s “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” A gifted orator and prescient writer, the life and works of Frederick Douglass continue to shape our understanding of America and force us to reckon with the legacy of slavery. Gather with your friends and neighbors, and read the speech out loud from start to finish. Learn about the power of gathering your community to reflect on historical texts and create opportunities to bridge the past and present.

This event is sponsored by a special grant from the Mass Humanities, Mass Cultural Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Free and open to all. Come to read or to listen. Discussion, giveaways and food!