Watch: Jasmine Rochelle Goodspeed reflects on the 250th
Throughout 2026, Mass Humanities will share a new video series highlighting diverse perspectives on the 250th. These videos will feature grantees, public officials, friends of the organization, and Mass Humanities board and staff. At Mass Humanities, we believe that the American Revolution belongs to everyone. And, because of this, we’re committed to telling the complex […]
RFDT applications for 2026 now open
Grants offer communities a connection to the 250th. Applications are now open to host a Reading Frederick Douglass Together (RFDT) event in 2026. The RFDT program, now in its 17th year, provides communities and organizations with funding to host readings of Douglass’ famous 1852 speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” In […]
