Reading Frederick Douglas Together

Welcome to Reading Frederick Douglas Together! Join us at the Parker Hill Branch of the Boston Public Library for an inspiring event about the meaning of July 4th for Americans.

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.

Join your friends and neighbor, as we read an abridged version of Frederick Douglas's 1852 speech, What Does July 4th Mean to the Slave.

Participate in an art project were you can express, What Does July 4th Mean to Me.

Performance by Pop-Up Poetry Performers.

Sponsored by the Mission Hill Health Movement and the Parker Hill Branch of the Boston Public Library.

Funded with a Reading Frederic Douglas Together grant from the Massachusetts Humanities Council.

Host or Publisher Mission Hill Health Movement