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DouglassDay.org | #DouglassDay Join us to celebrate the birthday of Frederick Douglass every February 14th. A day of love and collective action for Black history & archives!
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Douglass Day @douglassday.bsky.social · Sep 9
Did you hear?

Douglass Day 2026 is on the way!
Friday, February 13, 2026
Sign up today: DouglassDay.org

Oh, and this year we are featuring a massive *new* trove of rediscovered documents from our friends at the @ccp-org.bsky.social! 🎂
Save the Date Douglass Day Feb 13, 2026 Featuring the Colored Conventions Project DouglassDay.org Image of 19th century people looking at us and debating in a hall.
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Dr. Amanda Licastro @amandalicastro.bsky.social · Feb 28
College communications put together this lovely piece on #DouglassDay at Swarthmore, featuring the exhibit by @caitlinest.bsky.social. Pretty cool, right @douglassday.bsky.social #GLAM 📚
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College Community Joins National Celebration of Frederick Douglass, Digital Access to Black History :: News & Events :: Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore College - HomeSearch IconFacebookX/TwitterLinkedInS...
The College community celebrated Douglass Day with a transcribe-a-thon through the LibLab of McCabe Library on February 14. It was the College’s third annual commemoration of Frederick Douglass’ chose...
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Jim Casey @jimccasey1.bsky.social · Feb 21
We're hiring at the @digblk.bsky.social!

Hiring a "Data Scientist" (very broadly defined) to collaborate on the @ccp-org.bsky.social, @douglassday.bsky.social & emerging work on Black archives & AI. Can be remote!

Info: bit.ly/cbdr-ds

We're reviewing apps this month. Help us spread the word?
A graphic that says "We're hiring" and includes the Center for Black Digital Research website (digblk.psu.edu) and Bluesky handle (@digblk.bsky.social).
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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · Feb 19
Unfortunately @zooniverse.bsky.social is still down, and may be that way all of today. status.zooniverse.org

If you're looking for something to #transcribe, may I suggest helping the @douglassday.bsky.social folks get through the rest of their LoC data at crowd.loc.gov/campaigns/af...?
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Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · Feb 14
Hosted a #DouglassDay transcription event today, working with digitized materials at the Library of Congress. Here's a great example: an abolitionist songbook!
#slaveryarchive
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Cover of The Anti-Slavery Harp: A Collection of Songs for Anti-Slavery Meetings compiled by William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave. Boston: Published by Bela Marsh, No. 25 Cornhill. 1848
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P. Gabrielle Foreman @profgabrielle.bsky.social · Feb 15
Should we host a 14th amendment symposium on #DouglassDay and then transcribe NAACP and LDF papers with LOC and @douglassday.bsky.social? What do folks think?
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Feb 15
On Feb. 14th I try always to give honor to one of the greatest contributors to American democracy in our nation’s history, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, Douglass never knew his actual birthdate, and adopted Feb. 14th as the day. His penetrating insights about our country inspire me daily.
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Elaine Harrington @walkerabroad.bsky.social · Feb 14
Discover connections between Frederick Douglass & Cork when using a book as object approach & focusing on paratextual & textual elements: “Examining a Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” libguides.ucc.ie/displayingha... #DouglassDay @theriversideucc.bsky.social @ucclibrary.bsky.social
Front cover to the second edition of the ‘Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.’ The title is written in gold lettering on the front of the brown cover. Portrait of Frederick Douglass from his second autobiography “My Bondage and My Freedom.”
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Dr. Boo @jennyflyrocks.bsky.social · Feb 14
#DouglassDay

Someone asked for the cake recipes, so here's mine:

1 brownie mix (I use Ghirardelli)
6oz fizzy root beer
1 t cinnamon
1 t ginger
1/2 t cloves
1/4 t mace

bake at 350F until cupcake-ish.
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Dr. Jen Andrella @jenandrella.bsky.social · Feb 14
Celebrating #DouglassDay in the Abolition Lab at Knox today! We had a great time transcribing and tuning into the virtual programming! And of course, there were plenty of snacks 🎊🥳🎊
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heathers42.bsky.social @heathers42.bsky.social · Feb 14
This is what an award winning cake looks like! #douglassday
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Marc Blanc @blancpages.bsky.social · Feb 14
Was thrilled to participate in a record-breaking #douglassday! "If there is no struggle, there is no progress"
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Sarah Florini @florini.bsky.social · Feb 14
Look who was one of the winners of the #DouglassDay cake competition!
@drericaoneil.bsky.social
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Douglass Day @douglassday.bsky.social · Feb 14
📣 Douglass Day Update!

We've hit 686 pages with 476 in progress, even and more to review & cite! Although this is the end of our Douglass Day celebration, please keep the momentum going by transcribing at crowd.loc.gov. Every contribution helps to make history! #DouglassDay2025 #Youmakehistory
By the People Home
Crowdsourcing project By the People invites anyone to become a Library of Congress virtual volunteer. Explore, transcribe, review, ...
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Sarah Florini @florini.bsky.social · Feb 14
So many people are participating in the #DouglassDay transcription project that the servers are crashing! It's so great.
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Erica Rivera @drericaoneil.bsky.social · Feb 14
Happy birthday, Frederick Douglass!!! I baked you a cake!

The DH team at ASU's Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics is enjoyjng some chocolate cherry deliciousness as we transcribe Black historical documents for #DouglassDay2025!

#DouglassDay joy!
A two-tier chocolate cherry cake with chocolate frosting and a royal icing topper with a red, white, and blue stylized image of Frederick Douglass A two-tier chocolate cherry cake with chocolate frosting and a royal icing topper with a red, white, and blue stylized image of Frederick Douglass
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Sarah Laiola @drswlaiola.bsky.social · Feb 14
DCD at Coastal Carolina checking in for #DouglassDay!

cc: @douglassday.bsky.social
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Laurie Scrivener @lscrivener.bsky.social · Feb 14
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Hopkins Retrospective @hopkinsretro.bsky.social · Feb 14
What does Douglass Day mean to Tonika Berkley? #DouglassDay
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Sarah Florini @florini.bsky.social · Feb 14
Stop what you are doing and look at this cake that @drericaoneil.bsky.social made for #DouglassDay2025 #DouglassDay
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Liz Grumbach @emgrumbach.bsky.social · Feb 14
The cake has arrived!! Happy birthday Frederick Douglass!

Cake designed and baked and decorated by the talented and amazing @drericaoneil.bsky.social!

#DouglassDay #DouglassDay2025
A chocolate cake with a portrait of Frederick Douglass made in royal icing
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Douglass Day @douglassday.bsky.social · Feb 14
We've found that avoiding the “Jump to” transcription link and instead navigating directly through your web browser helps. Thank you for being so patient!

We have gotten an update that it should be back up and running. Are you still experiencing issues?
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consueloddv.bsky.social @consueloddv.bsky.social · Feb 14
Happy #DouglassDay!! This is my favorite celebration, and I always find time to transcribe a little bit. Right now, the webpage is crashed, but this is a whole day event so I’m patiently and eagerly waiting for it to work again♥️
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Michael F. Polgar, PhD @michaelpolgarphd.bsky.social · Feb 14
Penn State Hazleton enjoying library-based Douglass Day afternoon with baked goods, pizza, crafts, nice people, Student and faculty transcribers. Thanks to Lilly Fitt and PSU Libraries! #DouglassDay
Banana Bread_HB2U Frederick Douglass
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Alice McGrath @alicetm.bsky.social · Feb 14
Our #DouglassDay event this year is the best attended yet, despite competing with the Eagles Parade.
Cupcakes with illustrations related to Black history
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