The Colored Conventions Movement, or Black Conventions Movement, was a series of national, regional, and state conventions held irregularly during the...

The 1848 Colored National Convention was a convention held by free black men as part of the Colored Conventions Movement. The convention was held from...

Freedmen's Bureau and became politically active, including in the Colored Conventions Movement. Delany ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor as an Independent...

at the 1855 National Colored Convention in Philadelphia, one in a series of conventions comprising the Colored Conventions Movement. She was one of only...

prominent figure within the Colored Conventions Movement. He served as a delegate to the 1859 New England Colored Convention. His narrative, Experience...

"State Conventions". Colored Conventions Project, University of Delaware. Ruffin II, Herbert G. (February 4, 2009). "The Conventions of Colored Citizens...

some common interest. The most common conventions are based upon industry, profession, and fandom. Trade conventions typically focus on a particular industry...

was covered by the New York Times. The Colored Conventions Movement included a long series of national conventions held by free "people of color" going...

colored conventions, the convention of 1843 was an assembly for African American citizens to discuss the organized efforts of the anti-slavery movement. The...

1880s and participated in the Colored Conventions Movement and was a delegate to the 1892 Republican National Convention. In 1890, he founded the American...