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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Open Scholarship Commons is hosting two connected events next week that we’d love to invite history students to join—whether you’re interested in research, archives, Black history, or public scholarship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black"><a href="https://lib.uw.edu/about/news-events/calendar/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D196619254" title="https://lib.uw.edu/about/news-events/calendar/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D196619254" id="OWA0d3c7fe4-1b42-b25d-090e-7f7ba78301d6">Fireside
Chat with Matthew Alexander Randolph - Walking with Frederick Douglass: Research, Identity, and Joy in Black Scholarship</a></span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Wednesday, February 12<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Join us for a fireside conversation between Digital History & Open Scholarship Librarian Aubrey Williams and American Ethnic Studies professor Matthew Randolph. They’ll talk about researching Frederick Douglass,
what it’s like to build long-term relationships with historical figures and archives, and how scholarship can be personal, reflective, and joyful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The event includes a 45-minute conversation, a 15-minute Q&A, and an in-person reception.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black"><a href="https://lib.uw.edu/about/news-events/calendar/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D195380973" title="https://lib.uw.edu/about/news-events/calendar/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D195380973" id="OWA45a3528c-4905-3c09-c536-42ca0ec3fde9">Douglass
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The following day is Douglass Day, a community transcription-a-thon and celebration. You’ll get hands-on experience working with historical documents connected to Frederick Douglass as part of a global public history
project. No prior transcription or archival experience needed—drop in for as long as you can.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Join us for one or both! These events are designed to go together: conversation and reflection on Wednesday, followed by collaborative, hands-on historical work on Thursday. Both are welcoming, low-pressure ways
to engage with history beyond the classroom. These events are excellent examples of public history in action!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">More details and registration info are available on the
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#666666">AUBREY WILLIAMS</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#666666"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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