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The Illinois Colored Convention of 1853<\/h1>\n

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Bird’s Eye View of Chicago, 1853 (Source: Wikimedia Commons <\/a>and the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Libraries<\/a>, American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection, Chicago in early days, 1779-1857 <\/em>[Chicago: Kurz & Allison, 1893]).<\/span><\/p>\n

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A repressive new law, passed by the state legislature in winter 1853, galvanized Black Illinoisans to organize their first statewide convention. Illinois leaders pressed Frederick Douglass to call a national convention that summer. Then, in October, delegates from across the state met in Chicago, where they issued a powerful address claiming their rights as citizens and made plans for continuing to fight the Illinois Black laws.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Prelude to the Convention<\/a>
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\u2014 At the Convention<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 After the Convention<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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