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Special Event
Event
Frederick Douglass' "What, to the American Slave, Is Your 4th of July?"
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Fee:
Free.Dates & Times
Date:
Sunday, July 4, 2021
Time:
12:00 PM
Duration:
30 minutes
Type of Event
Living History
Performance
Talk
Virtual/Digital
Description
Celebrate Independence Day by joining the National Park Service for a special virtual presentation of a dramatic oration of Douglass' famed speech, "What, to the American Slave, Is Your 4th of July", featuring actor Darius Wallace as the great abolitionist, Frederick Douglass.
The video will be scheduled to premiere on Sunday, July 4th at 12 noon on the site's Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/FrederickDouglassNHS and can also be viewed on our webpage at: www.nps.gov/frdo/learn/photosmultimedia/multimedia.htm.