A Call for a National Convention of the Colored People of the United States.
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A Call for a National Convention of the Colored People of the United States.
Source
Georgia Historic Newspapers
Publisher
Colored Tribune
Date
1876-02-19
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[PAGE 01]
THE COLORED TRIBUNE
SAVANNAH, FEBRUARY 19, 1876.
A Call for a National Convention of the Colored People of the United States.
At a meeting of the Colored Newspaper Men of the United States, held in the city of Cincinati on the 4th and 5th days of August, 1875, it was resolved to issue the following call for a Convention:
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TO THE COLORED PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Whereas, The unhealthy condition of the public mind relative to the colored people in the South, as evidenced in the disparaging tone of the Northern press, and recent extraordinary utterances of some of our heretofore staunch friends, and the unfinished mission undertaken by the unfinished mission undertaken by the Nation to exalt our race to the standard of American citizenship; the denial of our rights in certain portions of our country, through the means of a vitiated public sentiment; the indifference manifested by the American people to the shocking outrages perpetrated upon us in the South such as the recent massacre at Vicksburg, during the peaceful celebration of the Ninety-ninth Anniversary of American Independence, and the consequent demoralization resulting therefrom, taken in connection with the necessity of a higher development of our moral and material political interest, render it, in our judgement, essential that we meet in National Convention early next year, to devise means for 'a more perfect union,' such as will consolidate for our people, and secure that
THE COLORED TRIBUNE
SAVANNAH, FEBRUARY 19, 1876.
A Call for a National Convention of the Colored People of the United States.
At a meeting of the Colored Newspaper Men of the United States, held in the city of Cincinati on the 4th and 5th days of August, 1875, it was resolved to issue the following call for a Convention:
[PAGE 02]
TO THE COLORED PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Whereas, The unhealthy condition of the public mind relative to the colored people in the South, as evidenced in the disparaging tone of the Northern press, and recent extraordinary utterances of some of our heretofore staunch friends, and the unfinished mission undertaken by the unfinished mission undertaken by the Nation to exalt our race to the standard of American citizenship; the denial of our rights in certain portions of our country, through the means of a vitiated public sentiment; the indifference manifested by the American people to the shocking outrages perpetrated upon us in the South such as the recent massacre at Vicksburg, during the peaceful celebration of the Ninety-ninth Anniversary of American Independence, and the consequent demoralization resulting therefrom, taken in connection with the necessity of a higher development of our moral and material political interest, render it, in our judgement, essential that we meet in National Convention early next year, to devise means for 'a more perfect union,' such as will consolidate for our people, and secure that
Convention Minutes Item Type Metadata
Convention Type
National Convention
City
Cincinnati
State
OH
Country
USA
Start Date
1875-08-04
Provenance
Digital Library of Georgia
Event ID
1875.OH-08.04.CINC
Citation
Clark, Peter, “A Call for a National Convention of the Colored People of the United States.,” Colored Conventions Project Digital Records, accessed October 22, 2026, https://www.omeka.coloredconventions.org/items/show/2401.