Reading Frederick Douglass Together (RFDT) has grown into a statewide movement in Massachusetts since its founding in 2009. This year, a record 76 readings are taking place throughout the Commonwealth. Program Officer Dr. Latoya Bosworth, who manages the Douglass program, recently visited GBH’s The Curiosity Desk to share some insight into Douglass and his famous speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
July 17, 2026
The four “Promises of the Revolution” films chronicle the efforts of present-day Massachusetts residents—from Marblehead to Mashpee—to hold the nation and themselves to the ideals
