A Convention of Colored Men in Hawkinsville
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Title
A Convention of Colored Men in Hawkinsville
Source
Georgia Historic Newspapers
Publisher
Christian Index
Date
1877-11-08
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A convention of about forty delegates, representing the colored men of Georgia, assembled recently at Hawkinsville, to discuss the educational interests of the colored race. The session lasted three days. Very good original essays were read touching that subject. Resolutions were adopted for the early establishment of a higher normal school for the colored people of Georgia, and delegates were appointed to meet the North Georgia Conference at Eatonton, December 5th, to ask that Conference to so dispose of its school arrangements as to co-operate with the South Georgia people in providing one ample institution for the State.
A convention of about forty delegates, representing the colored men of Georgia, assembled recently at Hawkinsville, to discuss the educational interests of the colored race. The session lasted three days. Very good original essays were read touching that subject. Resolutions were adopted for the early establishment of a higher normal school for the colored people of Georgia, and delegates were appointed to meet the North Georgia Conference at Eatonton, December 5th, to ask that Conference to so dispose of its school arrangements as to co-operate with the South Georgia people in providing one ample institution for the State.
Convention Minutes Item Type Metadata
Convention Type
State Convention
City
Hawkinsville
State
GA
Country
USA
Start Date
1877-10-17
Provenance
n/a
Event ID
1877.GA-10.17.HAWK
Citation
“A Convention of Colored Men in Hawkinsville,” Colored Conventions Project Digital Records, accessed October 22, 2026, https://www.omeka.coloredconventions.org/items/show/2581.