Prosperity and Politics: Taking Stock of Black Wealth and the 1843 Convention

Biographies

Explore narratives connected to the 1843 National Colored Convention. From fund raisers and traveling singing troupes to data collectors and stringent savers, these stories highlight the people, places, and cultural traditions of the Colored Conventions movement.

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: An image of an 1863 draft riot in Brooklyn, New York, which led to the decimation of the Colored Orphan Asylum for which Elizabeth Gloucester served as “directress” and fund-raiser. The image of the wood engraving was originally published in Harper’s Weekly, August 1863. (Harper’s Weekly, v. 7, no. 344 (1863 August 1), p. 493.).

: Dr. Charles Fraser and Dr. Sarah Loguen-Fraser’s pharmacy in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Photo courtesy of Department of Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, SUNY Upstate Medical Library.

: Image of the exterior of Prudence Crandall School for Negro Girls (1833) formerly known as the Elisha Payne House. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

: Image of the interior of the Prudence Crandall School for Negro Girls (1833) formerly known as the Elisha Payne House. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

: Image of the parlor mantel in the interior of the Prudence Crandall School for Negro Girls (1833) formerly known as the Elisha Payne House. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

: Stead, James U. “Henry Highland Garnet.” 1881. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, London. National Portrait Gallery Digital Collection.

: Portrait of Rev. Charles B. Ray of New York City. Ray was an active agent of the Underground Railroad, editor of The Colored American, and a well-known pastor and small business owner.

: A portrait of Dr. Sarah Loguen-Fraser. Photo courtesy of Department of Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library, SUNY Upstate Medical University.