Traveling Tea Talks | Saturday, August 22 | 4:00 PM | North Church, Canaan, NH

This conversation traces the evolution of Black speechmaking, from the early antislavery addresses of Frederick Douglass delivered here in New Hampshire to the soaring cadences of Sojourner Truth, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Malcom X. Participants will explore how oratory served as both a survival strategy and a weapon of resistance, affirming African American Speech as a vital force for social change.

View suggested reading list here.