"The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro"

Tuesday, July 4th, Noon
on the steps of Kimball Public Library

Join us as we read together the fiery July 5, 1852 speech in which the great abolitionist orator Frederick Douglass took exception to being asked to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

This is a participatory event where we invite community members to witness and/or join in this communal reading, by each reading a paragraph of the speech. Copies of the speech will be provided.

Sponsored by: Vermont Humanities Council, Kimball Public Library and Community Change Inc.