We come together to read and reflect together on passages from the Declaration of Independance alongside passages of Frederick Douglass’s “What to the Slave is Your Fourth of July?” Together we explore how we ensure that the full gamut of U.S. history is with us, and informs our struggles, as we rise collectively to face the political crises of this moment. How can we tap into the legacy of resistance to tyranny while facing and undoing the legacies of deep-seated injustice and hypocrisy?