An eloquent writer and fiery orator, Frederick Douglass was an outspoken advocate for the abolition of slavery and for equal rights for blacks, women, and other oppressed people. In this speech made on July 5, 1852, he exposed the contradiction between slavery in America and the values of liberty and freedom celebrated in the Declaration of Independence. His words are still pertinent today.
Join us as we mark the Fourth of July and honor the memory of the enslaved people who lived and worked at the Colonel Paul Wentworth House with a community reading of Frederick Douglass’s moving speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
Admission is free to all.
To volunteer to read or to request more information, please send an email to paulwentworthhouse@gmail.com.
THURSDAY: July 4, 11am to noon.