Teaching the Colored Conventions
Seeking Records Classroom Module
The Colored Conventions movement generated a rich and varied documentary record—from the minutes of the proceedings themselves and the coverage they received in newspapers, to the vigorous debates their participants engaged in and the legislative petitions they created to advocate for Black rights. The process of bringing the long and dynamic history of the Colored Conventions to digital life is one of archival recovery and innovative partnership. The Seeking Records Classroom Module invites participating faculty and students to join us in the exciting process of locating historical documents related to the Colored Conventions and presenting them to the public for the very first time.
How to Become a Teaching Partner
After several years of classroom implementation, we are taking the 2019-2020 school year to revamp the Seeking Records Classroom Module. We look forward to presenting the new and improved module in the near future. Reach us at info@coloredconventions.org if you have any questions about our classroom module.
Research Resources and Classroom ModulesÂ
As part of our ongoing effort to bring the buried history of nineteenth-century Black organizing to digital life, the Colored Conventions Project team has developed a range of research-based teaching materials to engage faculty, students, and the general public in the rich documentary record of the Colored Conventions movement. CCP scholars and librarians have curated sample writing assignments, research guides, educational resources, and an innovative classroom teaching module, all designed to encourage investigation into the themes and debates that arose for the Black men and women who organized, attended, and supported the Colored Conventions. Reach us at ColoredConventions@udel.edu to learn more about our teaching materials and classroom module.
Guidelines and Agreements
How to Build a CCP Exhibit
The Colored Conventions Project, Douglass Day and the Black Women's Organizing Archive
are flagship projects of the Center for Black Digital Research, #DigBlk, at Penn State University.
The Colored Conventions Project appreciates the support of:
The Colored Conventions Project was launched & cultivated at the University of Delaware from 2012-2020.