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Our Story Matters
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
When and Where
DateSaturday, February 11, 2017
Time11:00 am – 4:00 pm
AddressNashville Public Library
615 Church Street
Special Collections Center
Second floor
City, StateNashville, Tennessee

The Nashville Public Library is hosting the Third Annual "Our Story Matters Wikipedia Edit-a-thon" to contribute to articles on Wikipedia related to the Civil Rights Movement in Nashville and throughout the South. This year our focus will be on Black Education: People and Places that Inspired African American Education. We will explore the history of black public schools, local HBCUs and the educators that helped propel generations of students to greatness. This program is part of Black WikiHistory Month and is presented in partnership with Vanderbilt University Jean and Alexander Heard Library system.

The Wikipedia training and Edit-a-thon will take place in the Special Collections Center on the second floor of the Nashville Public Library. Please bring a laptop with you.

Details

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  • Date: Saturday, February 11, 2017
  • Time: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
  • Location: Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Special Collections Center, Second floor, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Who should attend: Anyone interested in helping us improve the Wikipedia pages related to the Civil Rights Movement in Nashville. Beginners and experts welcome!
  • Hashtag: #nplCivilRights #ourstorymatters
  • Participating organizations: Nashville Public Library, Vanderbilt University

Please Bring A Laptop with You!

Sign up

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Register for the event on Eventbrite if you plan to attend in-person.
If you are able, please also 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. Amwilliams15 (talk) 18:09, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Sara francine(talk) 18:37, 13 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Librarian Bryan (talk) 17:51, 23 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Lmstevens5947 (talk) 20:46, 23 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Apchiasson (talk) 16:23, 6 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  6. CatonMA2 (talk) 20:42, 8 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Gonzalezreports (talk) 16:25, 8 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  8. MeganA-J (talk) 15:30, 11 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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  1. CatonMA2 (talk) 16:38, 11 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Amwilliams15 (talk) 17:28, 11 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Kkendrickday (talk) 17:57, 11 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Librarian Bryan (talk) 21:47, 11 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  5. MeganA-J (talk) 00:25, 12 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Sara_Francine (talk)

Content worked on

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  1. provided Citation Needed for Hazel R. O'Leary page (re: Fisk University's endowment and fundraising) CatonMA2 (talk) 19:08, 11 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  2. created article for First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill, Nashville
  3. created article for Hattie Cotton Elementary School and 1957 bombing MeganA-J (talk) 01:35, 12 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  4. created article for Meigs School Kkendrickday (talk)

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