The Colored Mass Convention

The Colored Mass Convention

A report on the 1867 Alabama State Convention of Colored Men held in Mobile published in the Daily Evening Bulletin (May 6, 1867)

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Daily Evening Bulletin

1867-05-06

Newspaper article

Mo[unclear][/unclear]May May 4 - The Colored Mass Convention have declared themselves Radical, and resolved to proclaim themselves part of the Republican party of the United States, and not a separate organization. Should employers discharge negroes because they refuse to be tools, the negroes will demand a standing army for protection, and ask Congress for further legislation, and, if necessary, demand confiscation. They resolved that it is their undeniable right to hold office, sit on juries, ride in all public conveyances, and have admission to hotel tables and places of amusement.

Mobile

AL

USA

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