Join Black in Historic Preservation as we transcribe chattel enslavement archives on the From the Page website.

For our September 2026 Transcrib-a-thon, we are transcribing documents in The Manumission Project Transcriptions. The director of this project is presenting in a From the Page webinar a few hours before our transcrib-a-thon: click here.

Please note: Material in these volumes might contain language that some people might perceive as harmful.

What will you do?

Transcribe a minimum of one document. Document length varies: some are shorter than one page, some are longer. 

Who is this for?

For descendants of enslaved Black people, preservationists, community advocates, cultural workers, historians, archivists, and anyone interested in reading primary sources about chattel enslavement in the US.

This event is a virtual event hosted by Black in Historic Preservation.