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Early Black Boston Digital Almanac

Screenshot of the Early Black Boston Digital Almanac, ebbda.org. The image shows an aerial view of Boston, with houses and streets mapped out, and overlaid buttons to explore the Almanac's digital exhibits.

Partially supported by a NULab Seedling Grant.

Inspired by Benjamin Franklin’s “Poor Richard’s Almanack,” the Early Black Boston Digital Almanac is a collection of interesting and edifying archival material and digital exhibits about the vibrant Black communities of Boston during the 18th and 19th centuries. Material and exhibits are created by scholars, students, and interested members of the public and submitted to an editorial collective before publication.

Principal Investigator
Nicole Aljoe, Faculty, English

Research Assistants
Spring 2021: Savita Maharaj, Undergraduate, English major/Africana And Writing Studies minor; Tanvi Modi, Graduate Student, Data, Visualization, and Design
Previous: Alanna Prince, PhD; Rhya Brooke, MA; Nicole Sojowski, BA/MA

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