Historical Article: The Colored Convention
Subject
Alonzo J Ransier
Title
Historical Article: The Colored Convention
Date
04/06/1872
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: See 3rd column, 1st paragraph.
Chronicling America features an 1872 Donaldsonville Chief newspaper article, writer unknown, with an announcement of the Southern States Convention of Colored Men in New Orleans on April 2, 1872. It provides a list of prominent men to be in attendance, including Alonzo Ransier (an African American South Carolina Congressman and South Carolina's Black first Lieutenant Governor), John M. Langston, and P. B. S. Pinchback. The writer also emphasizes the excitement surrounding the convention.
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Chronicling America features an 1872 Donaldsonville Chief newspaper article, writer unknown, with an announcement of the Southern States Convention of Colored Men in New Orleans on April 2, 1872. It provides a list of prominent men to be in attendance, including Alonzo Ransier (an African American South Carolina Congressman and South Carolina's Black first Lieutenant Governor), John M. Langston, and P. B. S. Pinchback. The writer also emphasizes the excitement surrounding the convention.
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Publisher
Library of Congress - Chronicling America (The Donaldsonville Chief, LA)
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“Historical Article: The Colored Convention,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 15, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/984.