Let Freedom Ring is the Somerville Museum's contribution to the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution. While the Revolution secured our nation's independence, the promises of liberty and equality are still a work in progress. In the centuries following 1776, Somerville residents have been part of the movements to realize those promises and expand the ideal of freedom for all.  

Let Freedom Ring is a series of 3D printed models of the very first residential telephone by Alexander Graham Bell that was used to make the world's first telephone call to Charles Williams’ Jr.s home in Somerville. Each phone box has been designed by a local artist and placed in specific sites around Somerville to mark the people and places connected to struggles for civil rights, educational equity, labor justice, immigration, and civic participation. These stories are often missing from the histories we inherit, but are essential to understanding the history we share.