Happy Birthday, Fredrick Douglass! Please cordially accept this invitation to celebrate Fredrick Douglass’ birthday this Valentine’s Day. Although Douglass never knew his birth date, he chose to celebrate every year on February 14th. We celebrate this date as a moment for creating Black history together. Seton Hall University Libraries and Research Data Services is hosting the Douglass Day transcribe-a-thon as part of collective action to recognize Douglass’ contributions and activism. For more information about additional celebrations can also be found via the official National Douglass Day Website. See below for the schedule of events for the Douglass Day live stream which will be broadcasted during the Seton Hall event.
The live broadcast will run from 12-3 PM (EST). A direct link to the broadcast will be posted on the home page at 11:50 AM EST.
Transcription will open on February 13th at 8 AM EST. We will post the direct link to the new project on Zooniverse directly to our home page.
- Live Broadcast—12:00-12:30 PM EST
- Join us in song (“Lift Every Voice and Sing”), receive an overview of the program, tutorials on transcribing, and listen to speakers on Douglass Day.
- We will also share details about the Great Douglass Day Bakeoff.
- Transcribing Time—12:30-1:00 PM EST
- Time for transcribing, readings, discussions, etc. During this time, we’ll leave the live stream running but will go silent.
- Live Broadcast—1:00-1:30 PM EST
- Sing “Happy birthday.”
- We will have a dramatic reading of “Why Hold a Colored Convention?” by Hassan El-Amin.
- Transcribing Time—1:30-2:00 PM EST
- Live Broadcast—2:00-2:20 PM EST
- We will have a community discussion. Stay tuned!
- Transcribing Time—2:20-2:45 PM EST
- Live Broadcast—2:45-3:00 PM EST
- We will share highlights from social media, Bake Off winners, and closing reflections.
We welcome you to our information center soon, but in the meantime if you need detailed help through the University Libraries. You can book a research appointment here: Research Appointment.