This poster and a discussion of events related to the 1854 rally sponsored by the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society are available at the Massachusetts Historical Society website.
- “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro”, from The Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass, Volume II
- Video from National Public Radio: Five descendants of Frederick Douglass recite their ancestor’s speech “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?”
- Video from Democracy Now: Democracy Now: James Earl Jones reading from Frederick Douglass’ historic speech “What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?”