Historical Newspaper: Call for a National Convention of the Colored People of the United States
Subject
Historical Newspaper
Title
Historical Newspaper: Call for a National Convention of the Colored People of the United States
Date
02/25/1872
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: See 2nd column, 1st paragraph.
Chronicling America features an 1872 Semi-Weekly Louisianian newspaper article, writer unknown, on a National Convention of the Colored People of the United States to present the political and material interests of Black citizens. According to the article, Alonzo Ransier - an African American South Carolina Congressman and South Carolina's first Black Lieutenant Governor - promoted the national convention with a list of issues that had been resolved to help encourage people to attend.
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Chronicling America features an 1872 Semi-Weekly Louisianian newspaper article, writer unknown, on a National Convention of the Colored People of the United States to present the political and material interests of Black citizens. According to the article, Alonzo Ransier - an African American South Carolina Congressman and South Carolina's first Black Lieutenant Governor - promoted the national convention with a list of issues that had been resolved to help encourage people to attend.
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Publisher
Library of Congress - Chronicling America (Semi-weekly Louisianian, LA)
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Citation
“Historical Newspaper: Call for a National Convention of the Colored People of the United States,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 13, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/983.