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

News Coverage

This page features several views on the convention before and after it was held. Click through the images below to browse news coverage of the 1843 National Convention of Colored Citizens.

: “For the Liberator. Colored Convention.” The Liberator, 18 July 1843. From Gale. 19th Century U.S. Newspapers. ©2008 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, Inc. Reproduced with permission by Cengage

: “The Colored Convention.” The Liberator, 25 August 1843. From Gale. 19th Century U.S. Newspapers. ©2008 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, Inc.
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: Cleveland Daily Herald, Issue 52. August 26, 1843. From Gale. 19th Century U.S. Newspapers. ©2008 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, Inc.
Reproduced with permission by Cengage.

: Emancipator and Free American, 31 August 1843. From Gale. 19th Century U.S. Newspapers. ©2008 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, Inc.
Reproduced with permission by Cengage.