Friends! We did it!! Transcribe 2026 saw more than 8,000 people transform 37,790 pages. We are 100% done!
"There is a power in numbers and in union; because the many are more than the few." - Frederick Douglass, 1883
Friends! We did it!! Transcribe 2026 saw more than 8,000 people transform 37,790 pages. We are 100% done!
"There is a power in numbers and in union; because the many are more than the few." - Frederick Douglass, 1883
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Transcribe Colored Conventions is aaaaalmost done!
Transcribing: 98% complete
Find the Names: 100% complete
Only 36 pages left to transcribe. That's it!
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Douglass Day 2026 is 92% complete!
Almost there! Let's gooooo!!!!
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A @zooniverse.bsky.social recap video from Douglass Day 2026, featuring footage from the in-person event at the University of Michigan library! Produced by our fantastic Adler Planetarium Manager of Creative Content, Meredith Stepien www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2U5...
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Douglass Day 2026 continues
We are only 73% complete!
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Douglass Day 2026 continues!
We are not done yet! Plenty of time to help transcribe and enrich the records of Black political organizing!
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Moving Douglass Day to a new school has been absolute joy!
Our program was made possible by the work of 28 people at @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social. Plus an extraordinary show of support from the UCSB Chancellor, Dean of Humanities & Fine Arts and University Librarian. Already looking forward to 2027!
And we continue to celebrate #DouglassDay with our global transcribe-a-thon to make Black history open for all!
Transcribe the Colored Conventions
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Did you all see this #DouglassDay cake?!?!
14.02.2026 01:40 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Students at UMass Dartmouth loved learning about @ccp-org.bsky.social during @douglassday.bsky.social today. Huge thanks to the organizers for a great event. Students were excited to share their finds and took real pride in contributing to open access archives. I’m excited to read their reflections.
14.02.2026 00:58 — 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0Please share reflections with us as you're moved to do so and share that we thank them!
14.02.2026 01:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Gabrielle here. This may be my favorite post of the day.
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That is "our official #DouglassDay 2026 Award Winning baker!" Congratulations and thank you for the sweet additions to our day, Elisa! www.elisascakebythepound.com/about
13.02.2026 21:46 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0We are waving at you and your students!
13.02.2026 21:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The Texas community really knows its history! They will be thrilled!
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The #DouglassDay livestream may be over (with 18,725 transcriptions/name IDs submitted so far!) but there are still PLENTY of documents to transcribe, and names to find! The project will stay active until everything is finished, so let's keep up the momentum!
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I’m transcribing Texas names for the Texas State Colored Convention in celebration of Douglass Day 2026 — honoring history through collective memory and community transcription. ✊🏾📜 #DouglassDay #AACAT-1870
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Dr. Daina Ramey Berry, Dean of Humanities and Fine Art at @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social, greeting the 8000 people worldwide transcribing at #DouglassDay @douglassday.bsky.social. Her research and leadership is legendary. We thank her for both.
13.02.2026 20:21 — 👍 13 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Douglass was the most photographed American of the nineteenth century! Here he is in images with others. We love seeing this for #DouglassDay! @douglassday.bsky.social!
13.02.2026 20:09 — 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0What. A. Cake!! The sweets are icing on the cake!
13.02.2026 21:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0@douglassday.bsky.social this was such a wonderful event on our campus..... thank you for all the work involved
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With Frederick Douglass looking on!
#DouglassDay @douglassday.bsky.social @ccp-org.bsky.social
That's a mural!
13.02.2026 21:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Hi Georgetown! We're glad to see you working alongside Douglass!
13.02.2026 21:16 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Check out the work of @adamrothman.bsky.social! We're glad to see you at #DouglassDay! Check out his work! gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/00...
13.02.2026 21:15 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Yes please!
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The chancellor of @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social greets worldwide transcribers for #DouglassDay. It is a full circle moment for us! He is the former president of the University where we launched. We thank chancellor Dennis and Eleni Assanis for their steadfast support and leadership.
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Dr. Daina Ramey Berry, Dean of Humanities and Fine Art at @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social, greeting the 8000 people worldwide transcribing at #DouglassDay @douglassday.bsky.social. Her research and leadership is legendary. We thank her for both.
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We want to highlight the work of Dr. Daina Ramey Berry, Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. Thanks for coming to Douglass Day. Thanks for your research and leadership! Please check out her work!
@ucsantabarbara.bsky.social www.hfa.ucsb.edu/deans-office
Douglass was the most photographed American of the nineteenth century! Here he is in images with others. We love seeing this for #DouglassDay! @douglassday.bsky.social!
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