{"id":4079,"date":"2019-05-13T20:35:28","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T20:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/jessica-thelen-spring-2019\/?page_id=4079"},"modified":"2026-02-23T20:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:39:23","slug":"provisional-constitution-ordinances","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/john-brown\/chatham-convention\/provisional-constitution-ordinances\/","title":{"rendered":"The Constitution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Page Head&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Page Header&#8221; module_class=&#8221;page-header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Exhibit Title&#8221; module_id=&#8221;exhibit-title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#00457A&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Radical Black Activists And John Brown<\/h3>\n<h1>THE CONSTITUTION<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Introduction&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Exhibit Content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Navigate the PDF below to read the text of the &#8220;Provisional Constitution and Ordinances for the People of the United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Data Visualization&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; box_shadow_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.015)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_slider admin_label=&#8221;Slider&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;251deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#031628 0%|#1c2d3d 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#031628&#8243; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#1c2d3d&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px|30px|15px|30px|true|true&#8221; custom_css_slide_controllers=&#8221;padding:5px;&#8221; custom_css_slide_arrows=&#8221;padding:5px;&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|3px|3px|3px|3px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; box_shadow_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.015)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;Provisional Constitution and Ordinances for the People of the United States Written by John Brown&#8221; button_link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.docsteach.org\/index.php?option=com_ml_documents&#038;task=createZipOneFile&#038;docid=5751&#038;encFullPath=czo0ODoiL2ltYWdlcy9kb2N1bWVudHMvMzgxOTMzNy9vcmlnXzM4MTkzMzdfMTQ5ODYuanBnIjs=&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/jessica-thelen-spring-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2019\/05\/orig_3819337_14986.jpg&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; admin_title=&#8221;Page 1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; body_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|32px||32px||true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This primary source comes from the Records of the Adjutant General&#8217;s Office. National Archives Identifier: <strong>3819337<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Use the arrows on the left or right side of the slider to navigate through the document.<\/p>\n<p>Each page can be downloaded individually using &#8220;Download Page&#8221; button. 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