Rescheduled for Sunday

Reading Frederick Douglass Together

now Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 11 am

Due to the weather forecast, Reading Frederick Douglass Together

will now take place on Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 11 am.

Join us for a public reading of

Frederick Douglass's 1852 Address

What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?

Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 11 am

On the Grounds of Historic Northampton

Come to listen or come to read a passage.

The public can take turns reading passages in succession.

The program will last about one hour.

200 chairs will be available. Feel free to bring your own chair.

During the reading, the grounds are closed to dog walking.

Certified service dogs only, please.

Organized under the auspices of Mass Humanities, this statewide event

is designed to bring people together to read Frederick Douglass’s words

and reflect on how themes addressed in the speech still resonate

with Americans more than 150 years after they were written.

Find out more at masshumanities.org.

www.historicnorthampton.org