Note: This event will take place in the Multi-Purpose Room, Campus Center West. All participants need to bring a laptop or tablet 

Join us in celebrating Frederick Douglass’s birthday and the ongoing work of writing and preserving Black history.

​​​​The Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon -- douglassday.org  -- is a national, crowdsourced transcription event to create new and free materials to learn Black history and enjoy a birthday cake honoring Frederick Douglass. No pre-knowledge of history or transcription is required. Come and go anytime during the transcription event.More resources for K-12 and college classroom materials for instructors interested in deeper incorporation into their classes. Learn more about the history of Douglass Day.

​​​​​Presented by the UAlbany English Department and cosponsored by the University Auxiliary Services (UAS), the College of Arts & Sciences; the NYS Writers Institute; College of Arts & Science; University Auxiliary Services; School of Education; University Libraries; Africana, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies; History Department; English Department StAR grant; and Information Sciences

Also consider checking out other events happening that day: 

• Toni Morrison Exhibit Unveiling, 10am, Science Library Atrium 
• Roundtable: Curating Black History with Autumn Womack & Dorthy Berry, 11am, Multi-Purpose Room, CC West