Reading Frederick Douglass

Event Details
Sunday, July 5, 2026
1 - 3 p.m.

174 years ago, Frederick Douglass delivered his famous speech, “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?” in Rochester, N.Y. Today, this striking oration remains one of the greatest indictments of American slavery. Come for a community reading celebrating Douglass’s momentous speech led by esteemed singer and actor, writer and teacher François Clemmons.

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