On Sunday, August 25, historic sites throughout the D.C. area will host bell ringings to mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in colonial America. [via DCist]
Also in commemoration of the 400th year of African American history, the 1619 Project has published a digital exhibit on slavery by Smithsonian curator Mary Elliott. [via NMAAHC]
The University of Virginia’s Carter G. Woodson Institute has crowdsourced transcription efforts for the papers of civil rights activist Julian Bond! [via Niya Bates]
Can you identify all fifty states pictured in a quiz from the New York Times’ photo morgue? [via New York Times]
The University of Arkansas has been mapping Carlsbad Caverns in 3D. [via Carlsbad Current-Argus]
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology has digitized early 20th-century photos of everyday life in Norway—and Chicago, Illinois!? [via Chicago Sun Times]
The Guardian explores researchers’ attempts to recreate ancient foods; don't miss the first-century recipe for starter dough. [via the Guardian]
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