Douglass Day is a celebration of 19th-century Black achievement held annually on February 14th, the day Frederick Douglass chose to celebrate his birthday. Each year communities gather at universities and colleges across the country to transcribe documents and help create new & freely available resources for learning about Black history. This year, the focus will be on transcribing the papers of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, African American activist, teacher, writer, and lawyer. Please join us in helping to make these documents accessible online while gathering with community, enjoying music and birthday cake. Co-organized with the Price Lab for Digital Humanities.
Join Penn Libraries, in the Class of 78 Pavilion in the Kislak Center, to help make these documents accessible online while enjoying music. A display of antislavery primary sources related to Douglass will be on display in the Lea Library.
Please bring your own laptop, if possible, for transcribing. If you do not have a computer, a limited number of shared devices will be provided.