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Report on the Texas State Colored Men's Convention in Waco
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Report on the Texas State Colored Men's Convention in Waco
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From Gale. 19th Century U.S. Newspapers. ©2008 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, Inc. Reproduced by permission. www.cengage.com/permissions
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PDF
Language
English
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Facsimile
Identifier
1889.TX-08.20.WACO
Coverage
Waco, TX
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Colored Men in Council
WACO, Tex., August 20.—To-day the colored men's convention met in the city hall pursuant to a call which the newspapers published a month ago signed by B. W. Roberts, chairman of the executive committee. The object of the convention is, as was declared in the call, to take measures to better the condition of the negroes of Texas by setting forth wrongs to which they are subjected, and it is declared to be non-political in all respects. It is well attended and will continue two days more, adjourning next Thursday.
Richard Nelson, editor of the Freemen's Journal of Galveston, is present and many other prominent colored men. N. W. Cuney was expected but did not arrive.
The committee on permanent organization reported as follows: For president, Rev. B. W. Roberts. For vice-presidents, W. H. Blount, C. R. Ashers, I. B. Scott, A. Clark, D.W. Williams, C. P. Westbrook, N. H. Haller, R. Long, R. A. Kerr, J.N. Gillett. For secretary, M. H. Twine. For sergeant-at-arms, J. L. Blocker.
The above report was unanimously adopted, after which the convention adjourned to meet again at 9 o'clock to-morrow morning.
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State
Region
South
Meeting Place Name
City Hall
Meeting Place Coordinates
30.6482579,-100.2167673
Meeting Place Affiliation
Public
Uniform Title
1889 Waco, TX State Convention
Citation
Texas State Colored Men's Convention (1889 : Waco, TX), “Report on the Texas State Colored Men's Convention in Waco,” ColoredConventions.org, accessed February 19, 2019, http://coloredconventions.org/items/show/1077.