Industrial Convention of Colored People of Virginia
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Title
Industrial Convention of Colored People of Virginia
Source
From Gale. 19th Century U.S. Newspapers. ©2008 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, Inc. Reproduced by permission. www.cengage.com/permissions
Publisher
Boston Daily Advertiser
Date
1887-04-26
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Transcription
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The significance of an industrial convention of the colored people of Virginia in Richmond will be appreciated nowhere better than in New England. The negroes of the new generation, who were born to freedom, take hold of life with a great deal of rational energy. They see their chances of securing independence for themselves and their children, of becoming strong factors in the working life of the South, and they grasp the situation with the imagination and patience and hope in apparent defeats which are not the least valuable of their qualities of mind.
The significance of an industrial convention of the colored people of Virginia in Richmond will be appreciated nowhere better than in New England. The negroes of the new generation, who were born to freedom, take hold of life with a great deal of rational energy. They see their chances of securing independence for themselves and their children, of becoming strong factors in the working life of the South, and they grasp the situation with the imagination and patience and hope in apparent defeats which are not the least valuable of their qualities of mind.
Convention Minutes Item Type Metadata
Convention Type
City Meeting
City
Richmond
State
VA
Country
USA
Start Date
1887-04-26
Provenance
Library of Congress
Event ID
1887.VA-04.26.RICH
Citation
“Industrial Convention of Colored People of Virginia,” Colored Conventions Project Digital Records, accessed October 22, 2026, https://www.omeka.coloredconventions.org/items/show/1883.