Reading Frederick Douglass Together"What to the Slave is the 4th of July ?"
When:
Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026 6:00p -
8:00p
Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026 6:00p -
8:00p
Where:
Premiere on Broadway
517 Broadway
SOMERVILLE, MA 02143
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
Art, Good for Groups, History, Social Good
Event website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1991591080534?aff=oddtdtcreator
Join us for refreshments and community reading at Premiere on Broadway and then walk across to Trum Field for the Town Fireworks.
Join the Somerville Museum, the Somerville Arts Council, and the Department of Racial and Social Justice at Premiere on Broadway for "Reading Frederick Douglass Together", an annual community reading of Frederick Douglass' famous address, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July," led by Christian Walkes. Followed by discussion and Black Out poetry.
Option to sign up in advance to be a reader when you reserve your ticket.
Refreshments served.
Then head across to Trum Field to view "Switchboard", an interactive art piece by Sophie Tachibana Miller featuring the Declaration of Independence and Douglass' speech, while waiting for Independence Day fireworks!
For ADA accommodations,contact 311 at 617-666-3311
The City of Somerville can provide you with an interpreter or a script in your language for free. To request an interpreter or script, please contact us [email protected] or call 311 (617-666-3311) at least 7 days in advance of this event.
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