Douglass Day is an annual program that marks the birth of Frederick Douglass a leader in the American 19th century abolitonist movement. Join us in person on Friday, February 14, 2025 for a transcribe-a-thon to help create new & freely available resources for learning about Black history. This year we will transcribe the correspondence of Frederick Douglass held at the Library of Congress (LOC) on the crowdsourcing platform, By the People. Your transcriptions will be reviewed and published on loc.gov to improve search, access, and discovery of these pages from history.

Drop-in for a bit or stay the entire time.

You will need a laptop. No prior experience is necessary.

Facilitators: Anna Kijas, Assistant Director, Digital Scholarship & Lilly Music Library; Kaylen Dwyer, Digital Humanities Librarian

This workshop is supported by Tufts Digital Scholarship. Our staff supports research, teaching, and learning with digital technology. Reach out to us for a consultation (tischdigschol@elist.tufts.edu) if you have questions about how we can help with your research or partner with your class.

Have questions or can’t make it to this workshop? Reach out to kaylen.dwyer@tufts.edu.