Proceedings of the Illinois State Convention of Colored Men, assembled at Galesburg, October 16th, 17th, and 18th, containing the state and national addresses promulgated by it, with a list of the delegates composing it.

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1867
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Meeting at Edward Beecher's church in Galesburg, Illinois, "a convention of the colored Americans of the State of Illinois" resolved to "set in motion effective agencies for the permanent removal of all "disabilities, educational and political, that dwell upon persons of color in this State." An address "To the Colored Men of Illinois" calls for pursuit of "those God-given rights to which we are entitled, as citizens and men," especially at the b...

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Illinois Digital Heritage Hub
Contributing Institution
Knox College
Collection
Struggle and Progress-African Americans in Knox County, Illinois (Knox College)
Subjects
Meetings
African Americans - Civil rights - Illinois - Congresses
African Americans - Illinois - Social conditions - Congresses
Type
text
Language
English
URL
http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/knx_strug/id/183
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Proceedings of the Illinois State Convention of Colored Men, assembled at Galesburg, October 16th, 17th, and 18th, containing the state and national addresses promulgated by it, with a list of the delegates composing it.. 1867. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/knx_strug/id/183. (Accessed April 16, 2024.)
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(1867) Proceedings of the Illinois State Convention of Colored Men, assembled at Galesburg, October 16th, 17th, and 18th, containing the state and national addresses promulgated by it, with a list of the delegates composing it.. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/knx_strug/id/183
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Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/knx_strug/id/183>.
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