On February 13 from 12:00 to 3:00 PM EST, Douglass Day, an initiative of the Center for Black Digital Research, will host its tenth annual event of transcribing, reading, and celebrating Black history. This year’s theme, “All Rights for All: Equality and the Colored Conventions Movement,” focuses on the struggles for citizenship, equality, and belonging in the Colored Conventions. During the event, participants will use Zooniverse to transcribe documents and debates from the Colored Conventions that speak directly to our fight today to secure and preserve our citizenship and civil rights. Additional activities, such as readings, a sing-along to select songs, and a tutorial for transcribing in Zooniverse will also be held throughout the day. To register for Douglass Day 2026, visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfX3ARv25zuzswF6l2I_vDUlTDbaRjvoIPt7Ij8Pgpa_y6NAw/viewform.

Folks are also invited to celebrate Douglass Day by hosting events of their own. For information on how to host a local event, visit the step-by-step guide created by the Douglass Day team: https://douglassday.org/kit-2026/.

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