This volume of essays is the first to focus on the Colored Conventions movement, the nineteenth century's longest campaign for Black civil rights. Well before the founding of the NAACP and other twentieth-century pillars of the civil rights movement, tens of thousands of Black leaders organized state and national conventions across North America. Over seven decades, they advocated for social justice and against slavery, protesting state-sanctioned and mob violence while demanding voting, legal, labor, and educational rights. While Black-led activism in this era is often overshadowed by the attention paid to the abolition movement, this collection centers Black activist networks, influence, and institution building. Collectively, these essays highlight the vital role of the Colored Conventions in the lives of thousands of early organizers, including many of the most famous writers, ministers, politicians, and entrepreneurs in the long history of Black activism.

Contributors: Erica L. Ball, Kabria Baumgartner, Daina Ramey Berry, Joan L. Bryant, Jim Casey, Benjamin Fagan, P. Gabrielle Foreman, Eric Gardner, Andre E. Johnson, Cheryl Janifer LaRoche, Sarah Lynn Patterson, Carla L. Peterson, Jean Pfaelzer, Selena R. Sanderfer, Derrick R. Spires, Jermaine Thibodeaux, Psyche Williams-Forson, and Jewon Woo.

Explore accompanying exhibits and historical records at The Colored Conventions Project website: https: //coloredconventions.org/

Formato	Tapa suave
Número de Páginas	392
Lenguaje	Inglés
Editorial	University of North Carolina Press
Fecha de Publicación	2021-03-22
Dimensiones	9.1" x 7.7" x 0.9" pulgadas
Serie	The John Hope Franklin African American History and Culture
Letra Grande	No
Con Ilustraciones	Si
Temas	Siglo 19, Afroamericano, Historia Negra

Patterson, Sarah Lynn

Sarah Lynn Patterson is assistant professor of African American literature and culture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Casey, Jim

Jim Casey is assistant professor of African American studies, history, and English at the Pennsylvania State University.

Foreman, P. Gabrielle

P. Gabrielle Foreman is the Paterno Chair of Liberal Arts and professor of English, African American studies, and History at the Pennsylvania State University.