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!
Douglass Day 2023!
Join us to celebrate Frederick Douglass’s chosen birthday and transcribe the papers of Mary Ann Shadd Cary.
Community and Scholarly Events
Oct. 18–19
Virtual Symposium
The Making of a Social Movement:
The Oratorical and Rhetorical Legacies of the Colored Convention Movement
Online
Convened by Dr. Andre E. Johnson, CBDR/Just Transformation Mellon Visiting Fellow
Oct. 28
City Mural Dedication
The Colored Conventions Movement and Beyond in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, 4–6 p.m.
Stewarded by Brandi Locke and Denise Burgher, CCP senior student leaders
Dec. 1
Talk & Exhibit Preview
“Papers Worthy of Patronage”:
Black Feminist Research Methods and the Digital Humanities
Wilmington, DE, 6:00–7:30 p.m.
Dr. Kristin Moriah, CBDR/Just Transformation Mellon Visiting Fellow; Exhibit by Dr. Arline Wilson and Kelli Barnes