BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Somerset County Library System of New Jersey X-WR-CALNAME:Somerset County Library System of New Jersey BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e588ccda-04b0-46b7-8ab4-0db5d9dd90a8 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261114T203351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270211T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270211T150000 SUMMARY:Douglass Day 2026 LOCATION:Montgomery branch\nMontgomery branch X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Montgomery branch;X-APPLE- RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Montgomery branch:geo:40.4178403,-74.6566942 GEO:40.4178403;-74.6566942 DESCRIPTION:Community members are invited to participate in the annual tra nscribe-a-thon and view local artifacts\, maps\, and photographs to explor e Montgomery's past..\nhttps://sclsnj.libnet.info/event/17807057 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Presented in partnership by the Montgomery branch of SCLS and the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum.

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Douglass Day is an annual celebration of social reformer\, abolitionist \, orator\, writer and statesman Frederick Douglass coordinated by the Lib rary of Congress. Each year\, thousands of people gather to help create ne w and freely available resources for learning about Black history.

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2027 Douglass Day Theme: &ldquo\;A Press of Our Own.&rdquo\; These words come from a newspaper called the Weekly Anglo-African\, edited by Thomas H amilton in 1859. Hamilton &ndash\; like so many before and since &ndash\; saw the power of Black-owned media. In the face of lies told by the mainst ream media\, Black editors and journalists have spoken truth to power for centuries. In 2027 we can celebrate the long tradition of Black-owned medi a.

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A limited number of computers will be available\, so attendees are encouraged to bring their own laptops or tablets.

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