The Michelle Smith Collaboratory and The AADHum (African American Digital Humanities) Initiative in the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Maryland in conjunction with the National Museum of African American History and Culture invite you to join us for a day of transcribing and dialogue  about the Freedmen’s Bureau papers and their important role in helping illuminate the road from slavery to freedom in the African American experience. Participate online or in-person as we work to transcribe documents from the NMAAHC Freedmen’s Bureau Papers.

Locations:
           National Museum of African American History & Culture
           2nd Floor                  
           1400 Constitution Ave NW
           Washington, DC 20560
   AND
           Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture
           4213 Art/ Sociology Bldg
           University of Maryland
           College Park, Maryland 20742

Familiarize yourself with the Freedmen's Bureau Papers and how to transcribe them by visiting https://transcription.si.edu/instructions-freedmens-bureau and sign up for an account at the Smithsonian Transcription Center by visiting https://transcription.si.edu/

Sponsored by:
Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture
African American History, Culture, and Digital Humanities (AADHum)

In conjunction with:
The National Museum for African American History and Culture