The Major Taylor Museum in Worcester is hosting a Frederick Douglass Celebration in honor of Black History Month. Two distinct events make up the celebration:
Afternoon Program: 12 PM – 2 PM
Reserve your free ticket on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/majortaylormuseum/
Program Highlights:
Operatic Performance by Monica Anderson-Spencer
Black History Month Stamp Dedication by the United States Postal Service
Guest Speaker from the United States Attorney General’s Office
Public reading of Frederick Douglass’s powerful speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” (Audience participation encouraged)
Evening Program: 6 PM – 9 PM
Reserve your free ticket on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-evening-soire-frederick-douglass-birthday-celebration-tickets-1140713758559?aff=erelpanelorg
Program Highlights:
Operatic Performance by Christon Carney
Performance of Frederick Douglass’s speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”, presented by PAHMUSA (Pan African Historical Museum USA)
Mass Humanities Funded Performance