Reading Frederick Douglass Together: What to the Slave is the 4th of July
Thu, Nov 19
|Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Join Wellfleet Preservation Hall and friends as we collectively read/listen to Frederick Douglass' speech, What to the Slave is the 4th of July. Discussion to follow.
Time & Location
Nov 19, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Wellfleet Preservation Hall, 335 Main St, Wellfleet, MA 02667, USA
About the event
Join Wellfleet Preservation Hall, along with sponsors and friends, Mass Humanities, Belonging Books, activist and writer Sallie Tighe, musician, professor David Eure, and Anthony Lopes, community advocate, for an evening of performance, reflections, stories and discussions based on Frederick Douglass's famous speech, "What to the Slave is the 4th of July." This event/workshop is free and open to all.
Sallie, David and Anthony will read an abridged version of the speech, and there will be questions and prompts to lead discussions afterward.