Black Women's Organizing Archive
Douglass Day
Colored Conventions Project
Welcome to the Center for Black Digital Research!
The Center for Black Digital Research/#DigBlk is a public-facing research center committed to bringing the histories of early Black organizing to digital life through innovative scholarship and collaborative partnerships. The Center is home to the award-winning Colored Conventions Project, Douglass Day, and the Black Women’s Organizing Archive. Learn more at our Research page or by exploring the exhibits, historical records, and videos available through our project sites!
STARTING SEPT. 5
Write-on-Sites,
Daily 7–9 a.m. ET
A dedicated virtual writing space for BIPOC graduate students, postdocs, and faculty to come together in community and advance their writing.
OCTOBER 2023
Mary Ann Shadd Cary at 200
We are pleased to share events and resources that commemorate Mary Ann Shad Cary’s life and legacy.
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Douglass Day
Global Transcribe-a-thon
Join us to celebrate Frederick Douglass’s chosen birthday and transcribe the correspondence of Frederick Douglass from the Library of Congress.
MARCH 2024
Digitize Black Women’s Records Day
Coordinated by the Black Women’s Organize Archive (BWOA). More information coming this fall.
Meet the #DigBlk Team
We are faculty, graduate and undergraduates, postdoc, librarians, archivists, and community partners working together across ranks, disciplines, and institutions to bring the histories of early Black organizing to digital life through innovative scholarship and collaborative partnerships.