Project Gutenberg 2010-02-19 Public domain in the USA. 89 Cromwell, John Wesley 1846 1927 Cromwell, John W. (John Wesley) 09024040 The Early Negro Convention Movement The American Negro Academy, Occasional Papers No. 9 Reading ease score: 51.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Stephanie Eason, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. "The Early Negro Convention Movement" by John Wesley Cromwell is a historical account published in the early 20th century, specifically in 1904. The book examines the series of conventions held by African Americans from the early 1830s onwards, which aimed to address issues concerning the rights and social standing of free black individuals in the United States during a period marked by increasing discrimination and the rise of slavery. It highlights the significance of these gatherings as platforms for advocacy, organization, and community-building among African Americans in the face of oppressive societal structures. In this book, Cromwell details the emergence of the Negro Convention Movement, starting from its inception in 1830 with the first national convention held in Philadelphia, which brought together delegates from various states. The text recounts various initiatives that arose from these conventions, such as the establishment of schools, an emphasis on industrial education, and the promotion of moral reform. Cromwell explores notable figures involved in the movement, such as Frederick Douglass and Richard Allen, while also discussing the conventions' stance against the American Colonization Society. Ultimately, the book presents a profound sense of resilience and determination among early African American leaders who sought to uplift their community and advocate for civil rights, laying the groundwork for future civil rights movements in America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Antislavery movements -- United States African Americans -- Colonization E151 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 72969 72970 2024-10-13T10:05:53.472869 2023-09-14T03:54:35.335785 text/html text/html 69791 2010-02-19T16:16:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 25672 2010-02-19T16:16:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 116802 2024-10-13T10:05:59.480875 application/epub+zip 115918 2024-10-13T10:05:56.884854 application/epub+zip 96373 2024-10-13T10:05:55.681882 application/epub+zip 253594 2024-10-13T10:06:01.293878 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245637 2024-10-13T10:05:58.751872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104883 2022-09-14T11:20:34.448984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 63945 63841 2024-10-13T10:05:53.160928 2023-09-14T03:54:35.051771 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 63917 2010-02-19T16:16:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 24310 2010-02-19T16:16:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 63911 2010-02-19T16:16:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24296 2010-02-19T16:16:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21652 2024-10-13T10:06:01.419852 application/rdf+xml 17639 2024-10-13T10:05:56.223878 image/jpeg 4038 2024-10-13T10:05:55.948876 image/jpeg 117944 2024-10-13T10:05:53.480857 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog