Frederick Douglass Transcribe-a-thon

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Happy 200 Birthday Frederick Douglass!

Freedmen’s Bureau Records Transcribe-a-thon Wednesday Feb 14, 2018 Reading of Douglass Texts Douglass Circle at Monroe Lecture Hall 11:30am Transcribe-a-thon of Freedmen’s Bureau Records Axinn Library 12-3pm All are welcome!

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Bring your own laptop to participate in the transcribe-a-thon

The Digital Research Center at Hofstra University The Axinn Library The Center for “Race”, Culture, and Social Justice The National Museum of African American History and Culture

Smithsonian Transcription Center

For more info: ColoredConventions.org/hbd

Colored Conventions Project

Douglass Day Schedule February 14, 2018 11:30am – 3:00pm Visit http://coloredconventions.org/hbd for more details.

Please RSVP to Keri Crocco at keri.crocco@hofstra.edu if you plan to bring a class to the event.

Start Time

Step

People

11:30

Readings at Douglass Circle, Monroe Lecture Hall

John Bryant, Hofstra University

11:30

Start live streaming video. facebook.com/ColoredConventionsProject

All groups please try to connect before noon.

12:00

Welcome to the Transcribe-a-thon!

Denise Burgher, Anna Lacy, & Allison Robinson (DE)

Blessing & “Lift Every Voice and Sing”

Rev. Deacon Cecily Sawyer Harmon (DE) & Everyone

12:05

The Colored Conventions Movement, in the 19th and 21st centuries, and the Freedmen’s Bureau

P. Gabrielle Foreman (DE) & Kamilah Stinnett (DC)

12:15

A History of Douglass Day Celebrations

Jim Casey (NJ)

12:20

How to transcribe the Freedmen’s Bureau

Andres Almeida & Doug Remley (DC)

12:30

Time for transcribing (45 mins)

Everyone

1:15

A reading from an 1876 speech by Douglass

Don Blakey (DE)

1:30

Time for transcribing (45 mins)

Everyone

2:15

History of the Freedmen’s Bureau

Hollis Gentry (DC)

2:25

Sing “Happy Birthday” and cut the cake

Everyone (lead by Clay Colmon)

2:30

Time for sharing.

Everyone

2:40

Closing discussion.

Everyone (lead by DC & DE)

3:00

Live stream ends