by Mass Humaities | Jun 26, 2024 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
By Anne MattinaReading Frederick Douglass Together Research Fellow Last spring I was the proud recipient of a Reading Frederick Douglass Together Fellowship from Mass Humanities and it has been a joy tracing his legacy across the Commonwealth. It is well-known that...
by Mass Humaities | Jun 20, 2024 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
Upwards of 80 community members, families, ROTC cadets, volunteers, and legislators gathered in Fitchburg’s Abolitionist Park on June 19 to read Frederick Douglass’ influential address, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” The reading marks the first Reading...
by Mass Humaities | Jun 20, 2024 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
More than 70 people gathered in the heart of Salem on June 18 to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday and reflect on the enduring power of Frederick Douglass’ 1852 address, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Michael Corley reads “What to the Slave is the Fourth of...
by Mass Humaities | Jun 14, 2024 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
Introduction by Brian Boyles Every Reading Frederick Douglass Together event is different. Your experience is shaped by the time and place of the gathering, the preferences of the community and host organization, and the size of the audience, not to mention the...
by Mass Humaities | Jun 12, 2024 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
We’re thrilled to announce that 15 organizations across the Commonwealth have been awarded $2,000 Storytelling Sponsorship grants. These grants—which fund public storytelling programs—reinforce the centrality of storytelling for the cultural nonprofit sector. The...
by Mass Humaities | Jun 6, 2024 | News, The Kiosk, The Profession
We believe Frederick Douglass’ words belong in public spaces. Every year we provide grants to support readings of his influential address, What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?, in town squares, community centers, churches, museums, libraries, parks, and more....
