The colored folks’ convention at Washington…
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The colored folks’ convention at Washington…
Description
Report on the 1869 National Colored Labor Convention held in Washington DC published in The Tipton Advertiser (January 21, 1869)
Source
Library of Congress. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.
Publisher
The Tipton Advertiser
Date
1869-01-21
Type
Newspaper article
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The colored folks' convention at Washington has about 140 delegates, one of whom is a woman. There was a good deal of a row over the question of admitting her, she finally got in by a good majority. Fred. Douglas is President of the convention, and the delegates are so unused to this work that it requires all his tact and firmness to keep them in order.
Convention Minutes Item Type Metadata
City
Washington
State
DC
Country
USA
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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
1869.DC-12.06.WASH
Citation
“The colored folks’ convention at Washington…,” Colored Conventions Project Digital Records, accessed October 22, 2026, https://omeka.coloredconventions.org/items/show/1646.