Our celebration begins today at 12 PM (EST). We hope that this Douglass Day will be a wonderful experience!
DouglassDay.org - schedule, transcription guides, and more.
Zooniverse and Transcribe 2026—this year’s transcription project. Materials will be available at 8 AM EST.
Watch the livestream- speakers, performances, and more. You can also find the livestream on our general Douglass Day YouTube channel!
Need help transcribing? Check out our transcription tutorials!
Post on Bluesky (@douglassday.bsky.social) and Instagram (@douglassdayorg) using #DouglassDay to connect with us and others celebrating Douglass Day!
Enter the Great Douglass Day Bake-Off.
Live Broadcast–12:00 PM- 12:30 PM EST
Join us in song (“Lift Every Voice and Sing”), receive an overview of the program, and listen to speakers on Douglass.
We will share details about the Great Douglass Day Bakeoff.
Activity–12:30 PM-1:00 PM
Time for transcribing, readings, discussions, etc. During this time, we’ll leave the live stream running, but we will go silent. Try our playlist!
Live Broadcast–1:00 PM-1:30 PM
Sing “Happy birthday” (both versions). We will have a dramatic reading of “Why Hold a Colored Convention?” by Hassan El-Amin.
Activity–1:30 PM-2:00 PM
Live Broadcast–2:00 PM-2:20 PM
Community Discussion, stay tuned!
Activity–2:20 PM-2:45 PM
Live Broadcast–2:45 PM-3:00 PM
Stay tuned for highlights from social media, Bake Off winners, and closing reflections.
Please keep a tally of the number of people who participate in your group. After the broadcast on Feb 13th, we will write to ask for your feedback. Any information you can provide will help us plan future Douglass Days, so our big thanks in advance.
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