Walden Pond State Reservation Special Event:
Slavery in Massachusetts and the Celebration of “August 1st”
Sunday, August 3rd
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Walden Pond Visitor Center
Join Seasonal Interpreter Jacqui Kluft and Historian Richard Smith for a program expanding on Thoreau’s Anti-Slavery actions after his night in jail. We will discuss the influence of women in the Anti-Slavery movement, Thoreau’s Anti-Slavery meeting at Walden on August 1, 1846, and his fiery lecture “Slavery in Massachusetts” at Harmony Grove, Framingham. All are welcome.
Reasonable accommodations available upon request. For more program information call: (978) 405-2082. On sunny days, holidays and weekends, Walden Pond often closes due to capacity. Check DCR Park Alerts for clo-sures at mass.gov/parkalerts.
