Frederick Douglass Day Transcribe-a-Thon
Frederick Douglass Day Transcribe-a-Thon
Help us transcribe the records of the Colored Conventions, the nineteenth century’s longest campaign for Black civil rights. Together we can learn about the long history of Black activism — including the important roles of Black women in the conventions!
Note: We are planning to hold an in-person event with food and music, but we are prepared to move the celebration online as conditions warrant.
About Douglass Day
[From the DD FAQ] Every Valentine’s Day, we invite you to a birthday party for Frederick Douglass. Although Douglass never knew his birthdate, he chose to celebrate every year on February 14th. We celebrate this date as a moment for creating Black history together.
What are we going to transcribe?
The Colored Conventions Project has lots of documents from state and national conventions of Black activists in the 19th century. We will transcribe these convention minutes, proceedings, news coverage, letters, and much more! For a sneak preview, browse around on the CCP’s Digital Records website.
For more information, please visit douglassday.org.
Sponsored by the Digital Humanities Initiative and the New Brunswick Libraries. Organized by Francesca Giannetti, Digital Humanities Librarian.
Register at https://libcal.rutgers.edu/event/8770999
- Date:
- Monday, February 14, 2022
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 2:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Alexander Library JetStream Room (Room 404)
- Division:
- New Brunswick
- Event Type:
- Public Event
- Topics:
- Data Digital Humanities
