Join us for a public reading and discussion of “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
Amplify POC Cape Cod and The JFK Hyannis Museum are honored to receive a Reading Frederick Douglass Together grant from Mass Humanities, with funding made possible by the Mass Cultural Council.
Join us on Sunday, June 28 at 1 PM in the courtyard of the JFK Hyannis Museum for Reading Frederick Douglass Together, a free public community reading of Frederick Douglass’s landmark 1852 speech, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”
The event will feature more than 40 volunteer readers representing diverse voices from across Cape Cod.
A facilitated discussion will follow inside the museum at 2 PM. Seating for the discussion is limited, and reservations are encouraged. Please RSVP below.
Frederick Douglass’s life and work remain profoundly relevant today. A formerly enslaved man who escaped to New Bedford in 1838, Douglass became one of the most powerful voices of his time, speaking frequently on Cape Cod and the Islands as he rose to national prominence. His words continue to challenge us to reflect on the enduring contradictions between America’s ideals and its history.
This program is presented as part of the Reading Frederick Douglass Together initiative through Mass Humanities, with funding made possible by the Mass Cultural Council.
