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Colored National Convention in Nashville in April 1876. In the early 19th century, national and local conventions involving a variety of political and social issues were pursued by increasing numbers of Americans. In 1830 and 1831, political parties held their first national nominating conventions. [7]
It became the first National Negro Convention, held on September 15 [9] to 24 [10] of 1830, at the Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church in Philadelphia. [11] The agenda of the convention included general discussion on the advisability of mass emigration by African Americans away from the United States, the possible locations that they could move to, and ...
Howard Holman Bell (March 13, 1913 – January 14, 2012) was a scholar of African American history. [1] His book Minutes of the Proceedings of the National Negro Conventions, 1830-1864 was published in 1969.
The 1830 convention at Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church in Philadelphia was led by Bishop Richard Allen, the founder of the National Negro Convention. [4] [5] It was held on September 15, 1830, and lasted ten-days. [6]
A schism from the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. forms the National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. [citation needed] 1916. January – Carter Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History begins publishing the Journal of Negro History, the first academic journal devoted to the study of African-American history.
According to Patrick C. Kennicott, the largest and most effective abolitionist speakers were Black people who spoke before the countless local meetings of the National Negro Conventions. They used the traditional arguments against slavery, protesting it on moral, economic, and political grounds.
The Colored Convention of 1843 was the first successful national convention since that held in 1835, [13] and it reestablished the pattern of regular conventions, increasing the opportunities for political and social discussions. It helped unite colored people in support of anti-slavery and actions towards freedom.
In an 1843 speech at the National Negro Convention, Henry Highland Garnet, a former slave and active abolitionist, described Nat Turner as "patriotic", saying that "future generations will remember him among the noble and brave."