Frederick Douglass 200th Birthday Transcribe-a-thon

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Wednesday February 14, 2018 - Thursday February 15, 2018
      12:00 pm - 2:59 pm
  • Location: DILAC Lab (Skiles 318)
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Contact

Brad Rittenhouse - bcrittenhouse@gatech.edu

Summaries

Summary Sentence: DILAC will be celebrating Frederick Douglass's 200th birthday by transcribing the Freedmen's Bureau Papers

Full Summary: DILAC will be celebrating Frederick Douglass's 200th birthday by transcribing the Freedmen's Bureau Papers. This is a collaborative effort through ColoredConventions.org with the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Transcription Center, and the Colored Conventions Project. Join us any time between noon to 3 p.m. to transcribe, eat cake, and celebrate!

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
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Groups

Digital Integrative Liberal Arts Center (DILAC)

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Faculty/Staff, Public, Graduate students, Undergraduate students
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Status
  • Created By: Morgan Orangi
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Feb 13, 2018 - 2:37pm
  • Last Updated: Feb 20, 2018 - 10:37am