“What to the Slave is the 4th of July?”
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Excerpts of “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” will be read by retired college professors James R. Coates Jr. and Miles K. Davis at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 4, at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley (901 Amherst St., Winchester). This FREE presentation celebrates one of the most widely known writings by Frederick Douglass.
Leah Brown, assistant director Robert Russa Moton Museum, serves as the commentator. The program includes a Q&A period.
Frederick Douglass delivered “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York. In his address, Douglass argues that positive statements about perceived American values – liberty, citizenship, and freedom – are an offense to enslaved people in the United States because they lacked those rights. Douglass’s impassioned speech includes a textual analysis of the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Christian Bible.
NOTE: In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley opens the milestone exhibition “Revolutionary Valley” at noon on Saturday, July 4. Featuring powerful, untold stories and remarkable objects, many on public display for the first time, the exhibition tells the Shenandoah Valley’s story before, during, and after the American Revolution. Read more at www.themsv.org/events/revolutionary-valley/
Contact the Josephine School Community Museum at (540) 955-5512 or [email protected]. Contact the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley at (540) 662-1473 or [email protected].
Leah Brown, assistant director Robert Russa Moton Museum, serves as the commentator. The program includes a Q&A period.
Frederick Douglass delivered “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York. In his address, Douglass argues that positive statements about perceived American values – liberty, citizenship, and freedom – are an offense to enslaved people in the United States because they lacked those rights. Douglass’s impassioned speech includes a textual analysis of the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Christian Bible.
NOTE: In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley opens the milestone exhibition “Revolutionary Valley” at noon on Saturday, July 4. Featuring powerful, untold stories and remarkable objects, many on public display for the first time, the exhibition tells the Shenandoah Valley’s story before, during, and after the American Revolution. Read more at www.themsv.org/events/revolutionary-valley/
Contact the Josephine School Community Museum at (540) 955-5512 or [email protected]. Contact the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley at (540) 662-1473 or [email protected].
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901 Amherst St, Winchester, VA 22601-3305, United States
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