Colored population.
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Title
Colored population.
Description
A report on the 1853 Iowa State Colored Convention held in Muscatine published in the Muscatine Journal (July 1, 1853)
Source
Library of Congress. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.
Publisher
Muscatine Journal
Date
1853-07-01
Type
Newspaper article
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Transcription
COLORED POPULATION.--The — The colored population of this place, numbering about seventy, held a meeting on the 22d ult., and appointed A. Clark (barber) a delegate to represent them in the National African Convention which assembles in Rochester, N. Y., on Wednesday next, 6th inst. [unclear][/unclear] — H.Q. Jennison has just returned from
Convention Minutes Item Type Metadata
City
Muscatine
State
IA
Country
USA
Contributor
This transcription is the combination of work from more than 4,500 people who volunteered during the 2022 celebration of Douglass Day, held in partnership with Zooniverse.
Event ID
1853.IA-07.22.MUSC
Citation
“Colored population.,” Colored Conventions Project Digital Records, accessed October 22, 2026, https://omeka.coloredconventions.org/items/show/1634.