Reading Frederick Douglass Together

Independent Thoughts: Frederick Douglass event recognizes orator’s legacy

by Jerry Spar | Jun 12, 2024

When Frederick Douglass spoke at Hayden Rowe Hall in Hopkinton on April 29, 1842, as part of a Massachusetts Antislavery Society event, the formerly enslaved man was just starting a career that would make him famous and take him around the world. Two centuries later,...

Reading Frederick Douglass Together at Town Common May 18

by Hopkinton Independent | Apr 23, 2024

The Hopkinton Historical Society, together with the Hopkinton Freedom Team, will present Reading Frederick Douglass Together on the Hopkinton Town Common on Saturday, May 18, from 1-4 p.m. A gifted orator and prescient writer, Douglass forces Americans to reckon with...