2025 Reading Frederick Douglass Together events announced

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. Organizations interested in hosting an event can propose any format for the reading and discussion that […]
Watch: Storytellers profiles from Lowell, Roxbury, and Framingham

Historians, artists, engineers, and more are expanding the stories of the commonwealth in innovative ways Catalyzing civic engagement – Framingham History Center In 2024, the Framingham History Center debuted “Framingham’s Collective Journeys: Stories of Immigration, 1960 – Present.” The exhibit was the first of its kind for FHC, in that its material was presented in […]