A Colored Convention held in Augusta, GA
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A Colored Convention held in Augusta, GA
Source
Chronicling America
Publisher
Highland Weekly News
Date
1875-10-14
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A colored convention, composed of fifty delegates, met recently at Augusta, Ga., for the purpose of refuting charges that the negroes intended an insurrection, , and to determine the best course for the colored race to pursue. The resolutions attack the government for its conduct toward the colored people; express gratitude to Judge Herschel V. Johnson for the fairness and impartiality in the shown by him in the trial of the Washington county prisoners; condemn lawlessness and advocate the cultivation the cultivation of amicable relations between the two races. Some advocated emigration to Africa, but the majority favored remaining in the State, as the rights
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of the colored race are now coming to be respected.
A colored convention, composed of fifty delegates, met recently at Augusta, Ga., for the purpose of refuting charges that the negroes intended an insurrection, , and to determine the best course for the colored race to pursue. The resolutions attack the government for its conduct toward the colored people; express gratitude to Judge Herschel V. Johnson for the fairness and impartiality in the shown by him in the trial of the Washington county prisoners; condemn lawlessness and advocate the cultivation the cultivation of amicable relations between the two races. Some advocated emigration to Africa, but the majority favored remaining in the State, as the rights
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of the colored race are now coming to be respected.
Convention Minutes Item Type Metadata
Convention Type
State Convention
City
Augusta
State
GA
Country
USA
Start Date
1875-10-07
End Date
1875-10
Provenance
Library of Congress
Event ID
1875.GA-10.07.AUGU
Citation
“A Colored Convention held in Augusta, GA,” Colored Conventions Project Digital Records, accessed October 22, 2026, https://www.omeka.coloredconventions.org/items/show/2562.