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The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act

On April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act. On April 17, 2016, we will create and edit Wikipedia pages about the people central to this important event in the history of the District of Columbia.


Details

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Please bring your own laptop if you have one; a small number will be available to those who need.

Sign up

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Please add your Wikipedia username to the appropriate section below (signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row). If you haven't edited Wikipedia before, please create an account using the link in the upper right hand corner prior to the event date. We will provide some training at the event for first-time editors.

Likely attendees

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(sign up by editing the page and entering four tildes ~. This will automatically put in your username.)

  1. DCdotNerd (talk) 16:05, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Candendc (talk) 01:22, 6 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Serioussort (talk) 21:33, 12 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Kirill Lokshin (talk) 13:34, 14 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Possible attendees

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Interested in helping, but can't come

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Articles to work on

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DC Emancipation

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Emancipation more broadly

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Slavery in the District of Columbia

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  • Slavery in the District of Columbia (create)
  • Black Codes in the District of Columbia (create)

Possible resources

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Outcomes/Progress made during the event

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  1. Created Emancipation Commission page.
  2. Started work on page for Loretta Carter Hanes. Still in draft space. (DCdotNerd (talk) 20:23, 17 April 2016 (UTC))[reply]
  3. Thomas Marshall Key - improved Aude (talk) 20:32, 17 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  4. James Madison Bell - expanded Aude (talk) 20:32, 17 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

More information/Questions

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I've never edited Wikipedia before. Can I come? Yes! We will have an introduction to editing at 1:30, so try to come on time.

Do I need a Wikipedia account? Yes, you do. It's best to sign up in advance, but we can help you create an account when you get here.

Do I need a DC library card? No! All of the DC library resources are available at the library without a library card. However, why don't you have one? Here is how to sign up for one.