This volume of essays is the first to focus on the Colored
Conventions movement, the nineteenth century's longest campaign for
Black civil rights. Well before the founding of the NAACP and other
twentieth-century pillars of the civil rights movement, tens of
thousands of Black leaders organized state and national conventions
across North America. Over seven decades, they advocated for social
justice and against slavery, protesting state-sanctioned and mob
violence while demanding voting, legal, labor, and educational
rights. While Black-led activism in this era is often overshadowed
by the attention paid to the abolition movement, this collection
centers Black activist networks, influence, and institution
building. Collectively, these essays highlight the vital role of
the Colored Conventions in the lives of thousands of early
organizers, including many of the most famous writers, ministers,
politicians, and entrepreneurs in the long history of Black
activism. Contributors: Erica L. Ball, Kabria Baumgartner, Daina
Ramey Berry, Joan L. Bryant, Jim Casey, Benjamin Fagan, P.
Gabrielle Foreman, Eric Gardner, Andre E. Johnson, Cheryl Janifer
LaRoche, Sarah Lynn Patterson, Carla L. Peterson, Jean Pfaelzer,
Selena R. Sanderfer, Derrick R. Spires, Jermaine Thibodeaux, Psyche
Williams-Forson, and Jewon Woo.
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