Annual Community Reading “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

by lindaoppenheim | Jun 30, 2024

Community members read an amended version of Frederick Douglass’ influential speech, given on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, to the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society. The life and works of Frederick Douglass continue to shape our understanding of...

Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Equality

by lindaoppenheim | Jul 1, 2023

This traveling exhibition depicts the full trajectory of Douglass’ life from 1818-1895. From the abolition of slavery to the fight against Jim Crow, he challenged Americans to live up to the founding ideals of the United States. Born a slave in Talbot County on the...

Reading: “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

by lindaoppenheim | May 26, 2023

Community members read an amended version of Frederick Douglass’ influential speech, given on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, to the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society. To register, please click on this Google form. The life and works of Frederick...

Princeton University Library acquires 1861 letter by Frederick Douglass

by lindaoppenheim | Feb 16, 2023 | News

Princeton University Library (PUL) has acquired another letter written by abolitionist, author, and statesman Frederick Douglass. Written in 1861 and currently housed in PUL Special Collections, the acquisition features Douglass contemplating the onset of the Civil...

Reading: “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

by lindaoppenheim | Jun 21, 2022

Community members read an amended version of Frederick Douglass’ influential speech, given on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, to the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society. To register, please click on this Google form. You may also use this form to...