Freedom for All?: What to the Slave is the 4th of July

When our nation declared it's independence from Britain, it continued to hold tens of thousands of people in chains. This 4th of July the Robbins House in partnership with the National Parks Service's Minute Man Park will engage participants in an exploration of one of our nation's most important founding documents, the Declaration of Independence. Whose independence did it declare? What does it mean to be a citizen? What does it mean to be a patriot? 

Come be a part of the communal reading of Frederick Douglass’ famous speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July" sponsored by Mass Humanities. This year, The Robbins House will partner the reading of Douglass’ speech with the Minute Man National Historical Park reading of the Declaration of Independence. Costumed readers will voice different eras of African American civil rights activism, while visitors take part in reading Frederick Douglass’ speech.

Join us after the readings for a discussion with historians Kendra Fields, Greg Childs and Abby Cooper.

July 4th, 2016

11am - 1pm

320 Monument Street,

Concord, MA

This program is funded in part by Mass Humanities, which receives support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and is an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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This program is funded in part by Mass Humanities, which receives support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and is an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.