Reading Frederick Douglass Together, Sunday, July 5, 11:00 a.m., Historic Northampton, 46 Bridge Street, Northampton.

Co-sponsored by Beit Ahavah and dozens more, Reading Frederick Douglass Together brings people together to read aloud Frederick Douglass’s speech, What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? 

Come to listen, or come to read a passage.  Copies of Douglass’s speech will be distributed to all in attendance. The public can take turns reading passages from it in succession.​ Please only bring service dogs.

This event is Free and Open to the Public and takes place at Historic Northampton at 46 Bridge Street, Northampton. 200 chairs will be available. Feel free to bring your own chair. During the reading, the grounds are closed to dog walking.  Certified service dogs only, please. Learn more here.