"The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro" A Communal Reading of a Lecture by Frederick Douglass

On September 3, 1838, Frederick Bailey undertook the riskiest journey of his life. The 20-year-old slave made a daring escape from his master in Baltimore, and with his newfound freedom came a new name—Frederick Douglass.

 Join us as members of our community gather together to present this lecture.

 Saturday, June 28, 2014
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Amherst Town Common
frederick douglass


Sponsors: AFSC, Amherst Human Rights Commission, Amherst NAACP, David Ruggles Center, Karuna Center for Peacebuilding, Leverett Peace Commission, Mass Humanities, Mass Slavery Apology Project, NE Peace Pagoda, Peacenet, Project Unspeakable, Sankofa Foundation of the Pioneer Valley, Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee and Traprock Peace Center. 


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