Convention of Colored Citizens program cover

Description

Proceedings of the Convention of Colored Citizens of the State of Minnesota program, 1869. This program was presented at the first political convention black Minnesotans held after gaining the right to vote. The celebration held on January 1, 1869, in St. Paul also marked the creation of the Sons of Freedom, the first African American civil rights group in Minnesota.

Public domain

Holding Location

Minnesota Historical Society

Articles

African American Suffrage in Minnesota, 1868

Topics

African Americans
Politics