Museum Hours
Wednesday - Sunday 12 noon to 5 pm
Wednesday - Sunday 12 noon to 5 pm
Face masks are required for all visitors age 2 and older, even if you are vaccinated.
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Reading Frederick Douglass Together
A Public Reading of Frederick Douglass's Fourth of July Address
A Public Reading of Frederick Douglass's Fourth of July Address
RESCHEDULED: Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 11 am
On the Grounds of Historic Northampton
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Reading Frederick Douglass Together brings people together to read aloud Frederick Douglass’s speech, What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?
The event will take place on Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 11 am outdoors on the grounds of Historic Northampton. Copies of Douglass’ speech will be distributed to all in attendance. The public can take turns reading passages from it in succession. People may simply attend or attend and read. The event is free and open to the public. The speech was first delivered in 1852, in Corinthian Hall, Rochester, New York to the Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society. The themes addressed in the speech still resonant with Americans more than 150 years after they were written. Now more than ever, the speech forces us to reckon with the legacy of slavery and the promises of democracy. Frederick Douglass had strong ties to the Northampton Association of Education and Industry in Florence and spoke in downtown Northampton in the 1840s about slavery and the abolitionist movement. |
Reading Frederick Douglass Together is a statewide initiative coordinated by Mass Humanities.
Now in its 13th year, the program will take place in communities across Massachusetts.
The Northampton event is presented in partnership with:
Now in its 13th year, the program will take place in communities across Massachusetts.
The Northampton event is presented in partnership with:
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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.
During the reading, the grounds are closed to dog walking. Certified service dogs only, please.
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