Session Listing
In addition to the in-person sessions listed below, you may also be interested in the IT4U Webinars offered by ITS. You can either attend the live webinar or review it later at your convenience.
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Why Hold a Colored Convention: A Gentle Introduction to Analyzing Text Data at ScaleSponsor(s): UM LibraryTags: Digital Scholarship, digital texts, text and data mining Date: 02-19-2026 Time: 11:00 am-12:30 pm Status: Open Description: Facilitators: Mac Jackson and Kate Topham On September 24th, 1883, Frederick Douglass gave a speech, “Why Hold a Colored Convention?” to argue that Black organizing was just as important in the post-Civil War era as it had been before emancipation. In this workshop, join us to celebrate Black activism across history as we analyze over 100 transcripts from Colored Conventions held across the country in … Continue reading Why Hold a Colored Convention: A Gentle Introduction to Analyzing Text Data at Scale |