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Colored Conventions
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Colored Conventions Project is a collective that brings 19th-century Black organizing to digital life through archives, digital exhibits, and more.

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Want to learn more about Sarah Loguen Fraser and the pharmacy she ran as the first woman doctor in the Dominican Republic? Check out our exhibit on Black Wealth! coloredconventions.org/black-wealth...
March 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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The Colored Conventions movement was one of the longest campaigns for civil rights in US history, from 1830-1900s

Black communities organized 600+ state & national conventions to fight for Black civil rights and freedom—voting, legal, labor & educational rights

Learn more: ColoredConventions.org
Part 1 of the Colored Conventions Mural in Philadelphia. This panel shows a variety of images, including photographs of famous leaders at the Conventions alongside views of the convention assemblies. Part 2 of the Colored Conventions Mural in Philadelphia. This panel shows a variety of images, including photographs of Black protests in the 21 century. The mural also includes images of memorials to the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
November 14, 2024 at 5:18 PM