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Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · 8d

Just launched: Pan-African Magazines—a digital archive of rare, regionally distinct African magazines that shaped popular culture and political thought 1954-1991. Produced in partnership with Drum Archive and digitized entirely in Africa by Africa Media Online. coherentdigital.net/products/afr...

Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · Aug 19

What if the most vital voices in social justice are...social?

Our Social Justice and Culture Series brings 600K+ primary sources from 100+ countries into classrooms, libraries, and research. Blogs, podcasts, underground media.

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#SocialJustice #HigherEd #Now

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Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · Aug 13

Check out our new Social Justice and Culture Series

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Because the first step toward changing the world is listening to the voices that are already doing it.

#SocialJustice #DigitalArchives #LGBTQ #IndigenousPeoples #Refugees #Migration #Culture #Equity

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Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · Aug 9

On this International Indigenous Peoples Day, we invite scholars, educators, and institutions to rethink what preservation looks like – and who gets remembered.

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#IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousVoices #DecolonizeArchives #SocialJustice #InclusiveEducation

Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · Aug 5

Urban histories, unlocked.
North American Urban Documents brings decades of overlooked local knowledge to light.
“Social history at ground level,” says Bob Lester.
Students and scholars: dig deeper, ask better questions, connect policy to lived experience.
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Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · Jul 25

Coherent + Trojman unveil Canadian History & Culture, 1825–1899 with 90K+ pages of rare 19th-c. publications, digitized in Canada for full access. “An act of cultural respect and historical responsibility.”

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#DigitalArchives #CanadianHistory#Trojman

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Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · Jul 14

Smart Forests uses tech + grey literature to rethink forest governance 🌲
With help from Policy Commons, they surfaced 60+ practice-based insights on equity and civic design.
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#SmartForests #PlanetaryPraxis #ForestTech #OpenAccess

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Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · Jul 8

Where do the threads of American history begin?

Sometimes, in a birth recorded in a farming village. A map sketched by hand. A retelling of a storm that changed everything.

American County Histories. The story of America, one county at a time.
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#CountyHistories

Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · Jun 19

It wasn’t just a parade. It was a declaration of freedom and progress. Thousands came from nearby towns, drawn by community, music, and remembrance. The Emancipation Proclamation was read aloud—again—because freedom must be spoken, remembered, and lived.

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Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · Jun 19

“Every crossroad, every hamlet, village, town, and city…”

The June 23, 1911, edition of The Nashville Globe, preserved in Coherent Digital’s African American Newspapers in the South collection, captures a vivid, emotional snapshot of one of the earliest Juneteenth celebrations.

#Juneteenth

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Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · Jun 16

#bibliocon25 is right around the corner—and we can’t wait to see you there! Join Coherent Digital at Stand C30 at the 9th Library Congress in Bremen for exciting updates on our latest initiatives.
#DigitalArchives #CoherentDigital #Bibliocon2025 #Bid25 #BibliothekenEntschlossenDemokratisch

Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · Jun 10

Law Libraries Need to Think Globally — And Act Digitally
In an era where legal issues rarely stop at national borders, law libraries are being asked to do more than ever.

That’s where World Governments comes in.

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#GlobalLegalResearch #LawLibraries #Law

Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · Jun 2

LGBTQ+ Social Justice and Culture is a digital archive showcasing lived LGBTQ+ experiences. Because progress is not just about what’s won. It’s also about what we remember—and choose to preserve.

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#QueerStudies #PreserveQueerVoices #LGBTQHistory

Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · May 19

Earthquakes shake more than just the ground—they spark curiosity. American County Histories reveals how communities have made sense of seismic surprises, offering lessons from the past.

Sometimes the past doesn’t just echo—it rumbles.

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#Earthquakes #Geology

Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · May 13

Border policies have human costs.
Across Europe, stricter asylum rules echo hardline approaches seen in the U.S.—uprooting lives and leaving families in limbo.
Coherent Digital’s Refugees, Migration, and Borders brings these voices to light.

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Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · May 6

Indigenous Women are at the forefront of cultural revitalization, land defense, political advocacy, and intergenerational healing. Yet their stories are marginalized or erased from research collections.

We believe these voices must be heard and preserved.

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Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · Apr 30

Policy research is in danger.
Websites wiped. Reports disappeared. Research erased.
Entire fields of study, entire communities, excluded from the scholarly record.

Policy Commons isn’t just a digital product. It’s a vital safeguard.

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#PreserveTheRecord

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Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · Apr 24

Black Americans built libraries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as places of empowerment and resistance.
Newspapers like The North Star (1847–1851) and The Black Dispatch (1917–1922) tell their stories.

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#BlackHistory #LibrariesMatter #PreserveTheLegacy

Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · Apr 17

Deportation isn’t just a modern headline; it’s woven into the fabric of American history. Today’s rhetoric on asylum seekers, refugees, and immigrant crime echo throughout our past. Uncover how the language of exclusion has shifted over time, and how it hasn’t. coherentdigital.net/products/his...

Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · Apr 14

The complicated history of Canada–U.S. trade is deeply shaped by American tariffs. From protectionism to liberalization, 20th-century U.S. trade policies shaped economics, identity, sovereignty.

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#HistoryMatters #CanadaUSRelations #DigitalArchives #Tariffs

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Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · Apr 8

Trump’s #tariffs
The Roosevelt Institute, who dubbed his announcement a ‘tantrum’, explains how they came about coilink.org/20.500.1259..., while Coalition for a Prosperous America argues why they’re needed coilink.org/20.500.1259....
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Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · Apr 8

Long before 24-hour news cycles, illustrated newspapers like Frank Leslie’s Weekly shaped public understanding of world events. They brought tariffs, trade nationalism, and global tensions into living rooms across the country—etched in vivid engravings. #Tariffs

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Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · Mar 21

Heading to Austin?

Visit Booth #402 for the latest news on all things Coherent, including:

Applied Science Commons
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Policy Commons 2025 Open Collection
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Social Justice and Culture Series coherentdigital.net/products/his...

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Policy Commons @policycommons.bsky.social · Mar 7

Announcing our effort to rescue at-risk #government documents and reports. Our Open Collection will make rescued documents available to anyone. We've already rescued 300,000 documents from 47 agencies. Join us in rescuing more. #DEI #greylit Learn more: coherentdigital.net/open-2025

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Coherent Digital @coherentdigital.bsky.social · Mar 7

All freely available. Reports, blog posts, videos, and podcasts will be saved. Coherent will assign a permanent unique identifier to each rescued item, index it for discovery through Google Scholar and discovery services, and add rich metadata to support research, teaching, and public engagement.

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