Liberty, and Equality Before The Law. : Proceedings of The Convention of The Colored People of VA., Held in The City of Alexandria, AUG. 2, 3, 4, 5, 1865.

Liberty, and Equality Before The Law. : Proceedings of The Convention of The Colored People of VA., Held in The City of Alexandria, AUG. 2, 3, 4, 5, 1865.

The Proceedings of the Convention of Colored People held in Alexandria, VA from August 2, 1865, to August 5, 1865, where they began to advocate for their right to vote at the beginning of Virginia Reconstruction.

Freedmen in Alexandria meet and demand the right to vote at the end of the United States Civil War.

Pamphlet.

Cowing & Gillis, book and job printers in Alexandria, VA.

The Colored Conventions Project. The Library Company of Philadelphia.

August 2, 1865, to August 5, 1865.

Convention of the Colored People of Virginia (1865 : Alexandria, VA), “Liberty, and equality before the law. :Proceedings of the Convention of the Colored People of Va., held in the city of Alexandria, Aug. 2, 3, 4, 5, 1865.,” Colored Conventions Project Digital Records, accessed November 24, 2020, https://omeka.coloredconventions.org/items/show/272.

Transcription, PDF.

English.

1865.VA-08.02.ALEX

Convention of the Colored People of Virginia (1865 : Alexandria, VA), “Liberty, and equality before the law. :Proceedings of the Convention of the Colored People of Va., held in the city of Alexandria, Aug. 2, 3, 4, 5, 1865.,” Colored Conventions Project Digital Records, accessed November 24, 2020, https://omeka.coloredconventions.org/items/show/272.

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