Equality Before the Law: California Black Convention Activism, 1855-65

1855 Sacramento Convention Delegates

Below is a map that shows where delegates came from. Clicking on each point reveals the names of delegates from that are. Counties with higher numbers of delegates are indicated by points with darker shades. 

1856 Sacramento Convention Delegates 

Like the map above, the following map serves the same purpose. San Francisco continued to be the city where most delegates came from. The 1856 convention had more delegates, and, as the map shows, these delegates were more spread out throughout Northern California. (* = attended 1855 Sacramento Colored Convention)

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1857 San Francisco (full minutes and delegates not available)

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1865 Sacramento Convention Delegates

The 1865 Sacramento Colored Convention had fewer delegates than the previous Sacramento conventions. Nevertheless, the delegates were more spread out than the delegates at the 1855 convention. San Francisco continued to send more delegates than any other county. (* = attended 1855 Sacramento; ** = attended 1856 Sacramento)

Click here for a list of delegates at all three conventions. 

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Maps rendered by Samantha de Vera.