A Colored People's Mass Convention for the State of Ohio
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Title
A Colored People's Mass Convention for the State of Ohio
Source
Chronicling America
Publisher
Lewistown Gazette
Date
1852-08-13
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Transcription
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A Colored People's Mass Convention, for the State of Ohio, has been summoned to meet at Cleveland, on the 8th and 9th of September, to consider measures for the education and elevation of the free colored people, and to choose delegates to the National Convention of the free colored race, in the United States, which is expected to meet in the approaching autumn, but for what purpose is not stated.
A Colored People's Mass Convention, for the State of Ohio, has been summoned to meet at Cleveland, on the 8th and 9th of September, to consider measures for the education and elevation of the free colored people, and to choose delegates to the National Convention of the free colored race, in the United States, which is expected to meet in the approaching autumn, but for what purpose is not stated.
Convention Minutes Item Type Metadata
Convention Type
State Convention
City
Cleveland
State
OH
Country
USA
Start Date
1852-09-08
End Date
1852-09-09
Provenance
Library of Congress
Event ID
1852.OH-09.08.CLEV
Citation
“A Colored People's Mass Convention for the State of Ohio,” Colored Conventions Project Digital Records, accessed October 22, 2026, https://www.omeka.coloredconventions.org/items/show/2376.