Arkansas State Convention
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Title
Arkansas State Convention
Subject
State Convention
Date
1883
Scripto
Transcription
The Colored Convention.
Little Rock, August 28.--The Colored State Convention adjourned today after a two days session. Delegates were appointed to the National Colored Convention at Louisville, and a committee appointed to look after the interests of the colored people in Arkansas. Among the resolutions, was one reciting that no white man was ever hung in any state for murdering a negro.
Convention Minutes Item Type Metadata
Convention Type
State Convention
City
Little Rock
State
AR
Country
USA
Event ID
1883.AR-08.27.LITT
Citation
“Arkansas State Convention,” Colored Conventions Project Digital Records, accessed October 22, 2026, https://omeka.coloredconventions.org/items/show/553.