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SUMMARY:Medford: Reading Frederick Douglass Together
DESCRIPTION:In-Person Program. Thursday\, July 4 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. \nPlease join the Royall House & Slave Quarters for our second annual “Reading Frederick Douglass Together” program on the museum grounds in Medford on Thursday\, July 4th. \nWe invite community members to gather on the lawn in front of the historic Slave Quarters building to read/listen to Douglass’s “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” to honor the long history of Black activism\, critique\, and abolition. Scholar/activist David Harris will launch the reading\, then invite community members to read sections of the speech. A drum circle with Akili Jamal Haynes will close out the program. \nAfter the event\, we invite community members to an open house inside the Royall House and the Slave Quarters. Light refreshments will be provided. \nHow to Participate: This in-person program is free and open to all. The Royall House and Slave Quarters has received a generous grant for this program from Mass Humanities with funding made possible by the Mass Cultural Council.
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LOCATION:Royall House & Slave Quarters\, 15 George Street\, Medford\, 02155
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SUMMARY:Medford: Reading Frederick Douglass Together
DESCRIPTION:The Royall House and Slave Quarters invites community members to gather on the lawn in front of the historic Slave Quarters building to read and/or listen to Douglass’s “What\, To The Slave\, is the Fourth of July?” to honor the long history of Black activism\, critique\, and abolition.\n\n\n\nThis in-person program is free and open to all. Register via Eventbrite to receive program updates: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/665185827717\n\n\n\nWe will begin the program with a brief libation ceremony to honor the people who were enslaved on the plantation. Scholar/activist David Harris and members of the Mystic Valley Area NAACP will launch the reading\, then invite interested community members to read sections of the speech. A poetry reading by Terry E. Carter\, Medford’s Poet Laureate Emeritus\, will close out the program.\n\n\n\nAfter the event\, we invite community members to an informal open house inside the Royall House and the Slave Quarters. Light refreshments will be provided.\n\n\n\nEach year\, Mass Humanities organizes and funds free public events where communities gather together to read and talk about Frederick Douglass’ influential address. Here’s the list of this year’s dates and locations across the Commonwealth: https://masshumanities.org/2023-reading-frederick…\n\n\n\nThe Royall House and Slave Quarters is located at 15 George Street in Medford\, Massachusetts\, just outside of Medford Square. Visit royallhouse.org/directions for T and bus info. Free on-street parking is available on George Street and other nearby streets; please obey signs regarding resident permit restrictions.\n\n\n\nThe Royall House and Slave Quarters received a grant for this program from Mass Humanities\, with funding made possible by the Mass Cultural Council.
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LOCATION:Royall House & Slave Quarters\, 15 George Street\, Medford\, 02155
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