Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon

ENGL 446 invites you to join a global transcribe-a-thon, Douglass Day 2023, featuring the papers of Mary Ann Shadd Cary on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, in the Agnes Etherington Art Center Atrium from 1 PM to 2:30 PM EST.  

Douglass Day is an annual program and live stream that marks the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass. Each year, the Douglass Day team gathers thousands of people to help create new and freely available resources for learning about Black history. We frequently focus on important Black women’s archives, activism, and achievements. 

This year, we will transcribe and enrich the papers of Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823-1893)--African American writer, editor, educator, intellectual, and activist. “Transcribe Shadd Cary” will be a new crowdsourcing project on the Zooniverse platform. We are pleased to partner with the Archives of Ontario, Libraries and Archives Canada, and many others. Together we are presenting newly digitized and fascinating collections from Shadd Cary’s long and fascinating life.  

The aim of Douglass Day is to be open and accessible for everyone. Materials will be available on the “Transcribe Shadd Cary” Zooniverse page on February 14th and after the live stream event until fully transcribed.  

Register for Douglass Day here and follow us for updates on Twitter (@DouglassDayorg), Instagram (@DouglassDayorg), and Substack (Douglass Day Newsletter)!