On Thursday, February 16th, archivists from UNCG, Guilford College, and Wake Forest came together to create a display for Hop into History!: Guilford County, Slavery, and Freedom. David Gwynn and Richard Cox, both members of the UNCG Libraries’ Electronic Resources and Information Technology department, were on hand to discuss their work in digitizing runaway slave ads and in building the Digital Library on American Slavery (DLAS). The Digital Library on American Slavery is an expanding resource compiling various independent online collections focused upon race and slavery in the American South, made searchable through a single, simple interface.

The exhibit is part of an ongoing series of Hop into History outreach events organized by UNCG’s Special Collections and University Archives. These events take archival materials of the library and into the community, allowing more and more people to learn about local history and interact with these important and interesting documents.

Thank you to everyone who attended! The next Hop into History event is scheduled for Thursday, March 23rd from 5-7pm at Gibb’s Hundred Brewing Company in downtown Greensboro. Hope to see you then!