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Reading Frederick Douglass Together in Sudbury
Athina Education and First Parish of Sudbury Co-host Event
Athina Education and First Parish of Sudbury are pleased to announce that they are co-hosting Reading Frederick Douglass Together in Sudbury on Saturday, June 24th at 10:00 a.m. The program is funded, in part, by a grant from Mass Humanities as part of an initiative to bring communities together to read portions of Douglass’s 1852 Fourth of July address.
The event will begin with a group read-aloud of Douglass’s speech on the front terrace of First Parish (327 Concord Rd, Sudbury—weather permitting). Afterward, everyone is invited inside for refreshments and to participate in a reflective community art project.
Frederick Douglass escaped slavery in 1838 and lived for many years in Massachusetts. He delivered the Fourth of July speech on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, to the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society. The most celebrated orator of his day, Douglass’s powerful language, resolute denunciations of slavery, and forceful examination of the Constitution challenge us to think about the histories we tell, the values they teach, and if our actions match our aspirations.
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The overarching question for this year’s event in Sudbury will be, What does belonging mean to me? To learn more, please visit https://www.athinaeducation.org/reading-douglass.
This event is FREE and open to the public.
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About Athina Education
Athina Education uses the power of dialogue to transform the world. As a private nonprofit corporation, it designs and facilitates engaging programs, events, and experiences that promote a sense of belonging and community. For more information, visit www.athinaeducation.org.
About Mass Humanities
Mass Humanities, a non-profit based in Northampton, conducts and supports programs that use history, literature, philosophy, and the other humanities disciplines to enhance and improve civic life throughout Massachusetts. Since its founding in 1974, the organization has provided millions of dollars in support of thousands of humanities projects across the Commonwealth. Established as the state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Mass Humanities is an independent programming and grant-making organization that receives support from the NEH and the Massachusetts Cultural Council as well as private sources. For more information, visit www.masshumanities.org.
