Douglass Day 2024 volunteers will help transcribe 8,731 pages from the general correspondence of Frederick Douglass held by the Library of Congress.
Note: Many items in the collection are in cursive handwriting and some are typed.
This is our first Douglass Day at Fordham. We will come together to work on transcribing documents the best we can through asking questions and collaborating with one and other. It is not about perfection. We will tune into the live broadcast and play the rest by ear. The goal is volunteering to help make these materials accessible to all, building community, and engaging with historical documents of Black history.
Schedule for Douglass Day, February 14th, from noon to 3pm
Room 047, lower level, in the Electronic Information Center
This is the general outline from the Douglass Day organizers. When we come together in Walsh Library, we can decide which elements work best for those in the room.
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