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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
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.
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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:
  • State Representative Lindsay Sabadosa
  • ​Mass Humanities
  • City of Northampton
  • Historic Northampton
  • David Ruggles Center for History and Education
  • Smith College Museum of Art
  • Sojourner Truth School for Social Change Leadership
  • Daily Hampshire Gazette
  • Greenfield Savings Bank
  • The Markham Nathan Fund for Social Justice
  • Congregation B'nai Israel
  • Edwards Church of Northampton
  • St. John's Episcopal Church
  • First Churches of Northampton
  • Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence
  • Abundance Farm
  • Center for New Americans
  • Healthy Hampshire Mass in Motion
  • The League of Women Voters
  • Pioneer Valley Workers Center
200 chairs will be available.  Feel free to bring your own chair.
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During the reading, the grounds are closed to dog walking. Certified service dogs only, please.
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  • About
    • What's On View >
      • Main Street Exhibit
      • The Sarah Strong Chest
    • Hours and Directions
    • Board-Staff
    • Legal/Financial
  • Programs
    • Upcoming Programs
    • Past Programs 2022
    • Help I am not receiving email messages
  • Discover & Learn
    • Collections & Research
    • Properties >
      • Parsons House
      • Damon House
      • Shepherd House
      • Shepherd Barn 2020
      • The Bridge Street School Sprouts
    • Educational Websites
    • Historic Highlights
  • History at Home
    • Videos
    • Interactive Witch Trial
    • Paper Dolls
    • Hidden Histories
    • Scavenger Hunts
    • Coloring Pages
    • Brain Teasers
    • Peg Doll Hunts
    • Jonathan Edwards Prayer Requests
  • COVID-19 Stories
    • Vaccination Photos
    • Submit Your COVID Story
    • Children React
    • Family and Neighborhood Fun
    • It's a New World
    • Hope and Togetherness
    • Images
    • How Illness Feels
    • Brings Forth Memory
    • Blessings and the New Busy
    • Fear and Worry
  • DONATE
    • Make a Donation
    • RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP
    • Become a Member
    • Donate to the Collection
    • Volunteer