Feb 6, 2026 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Corner, Main Library 220
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- School of Information Sciences
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- Ryan Cordell
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Researchers will share work in progress from "The Virality of Racial Terror in U.S. Newspapers, 1863-1921," a Mellon-sponsored project. VRT uses digital humanities methods to trace the circulation of reports about anti-Black violence in US newspapers in the late 19th & early 20th centuries. More on VRT at https://www.racialviolencearchive.com/vrt-project.html & these talks at https://uofi.box.com/s/iy33olwpfzs2c10v7eezmuc6o02q0naq