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About the Colored Conventions Project
The Colored Conventions Project (CCP) is a digital humanities project led by students, faculty, and librarians. To learn more about the the project or to view exhibits, curriculum, and other related-CCP projects, please visit ColoredConventions.org.
Project Principles
At the core of CCP, we endeavor to incorporate five principles into all facets of our work. Learn more at the general Colored Conventions Project site.
Using Two Colored Conventions Project Websites
This Digital Records site, omeka.coloredconventions.org, features hundreds of primary sources from the conventions movement. Primary sources include minutes, proceedings, newspaper articles, speeches, letters, transcripts, and images. The digital collections are organized by year, type, and region. Many primary sources have been transcribed and are keyword searchable. Whenever possible, we provide images of the documents along with the transcriptions and relevant metadata.
Please note:
- The collection is still growing. We continue to obtain more documents and learn about more conventions.
- If you know about a document or a convention that we do not offer, please let us know through our our Convention Records Submission Form. Learn more at our Submit Records page.
- We provide transcripts when possible, but we have not yet finished transcribing the entire collection.
- The documents in our collection come from multiple sources of varying quality. Please let us know if you have a better copy to share through our our Convention Records Submission Form.
- Want to learn more about the conventions and their contexts? Please visit the CCP Exhibits.
- Some files are not provided because of licensing restrictions, but we do share any information about the sources. Please consult your local school, library, or institution.
How to Use This Site
You can browse documents:
Use the advanced search to filter by keywords, titles, subject, date, and type of record (i.e. minutes, articles, transcripts).
Please note:
- Name spellings in documents may include abbreviations. Try starting with the most general name and narrow your search from there. Example: Search “Turner” instead of “Mc-Neal Turner".
- In addition to your search on this site, you might also find related materials at our general information site, ColoredConventions.org.
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