Reading Frederick Douglass Together: “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?
Amilcar Shabazz reads a portion of Frederick Douglass' oration at the annual community reading of Frederick Douglass' What to the Slave is the Fourth of July" at the Amherst South Congregational Church, July 5, 2024. Photo: Anita Sarro
A Call for Volunteer Readers
Source: amherstma.gov
The Town of Amherst will sponsor the Reading Frederick Douglas Together event that will take place on July 5 at 3 p.m in the South Congregational Church. During the event, community volunteers will read portions of Douglass’s 1852 “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” speech, followed by small group discussions and refreshments. All are welcome to join in this important community gathering!
Parking will be available in the South Congregational Church lot (1066 South East Street, Amherst) and in the lot on the South Amherst Common. Free transportation to the event will be provided by the Town of Amherst.
Please complete the registration form below to help with event planning! If you are interested,use the form to volunteer as a reader for this event. Additionally, use the form to make note of any free transportation services you may require for this event.
Registration Form: tinyurl.com/RFDT25
This event is supported by a grant from Mass Humanities and sponsored by the South Congregational Church and the Town of Amherst Department of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in partnership with the Amherst League of Women Voters, Interfaith Opportunities Network, and several community leaders.
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