{"id":1244,"date":"2018-03-23T16:49:53","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T16:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/labor\/?page_id=1244"},"modified":"2021-02-24T19:23:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T00:23:51","slug":"national-council-of-colored-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/women-higher-education\/national-council-of-colored-people\/","title":{"rendered":"National Council of Colored People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.4&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;PAGE TITLE&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.4&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Working for Higher Education: Advancing Black Women\u2019S Rights in the 1850s<\/h2>\n<h1>National Council of Colored People<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; text_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8221;text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; link_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; link_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; 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header_6_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8221;header_6_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; header_6_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Created during the National Colored Convention held in Rochester, New York, the National Council of Colored People was an institutional body that met every six months to continue the work of the Colored Conventions. Similar to how U.S. senators were appointed during this time, two representatives were chosen by each state\u2019s delegates from the delegates in attendance; however two representatives were also elected by the Black citizens of each state, so a state was represented by four people. As part of the Council, different committees were tasked with separate agendas, which they ultimately reported back to the Council. The Committee on Manual Labor School was a committee under the Council that was tasked to \u201cprocure funds and organize said School in accordance with the plans adopted by this National Convention.\u201d[1]<\/p>\n<p>The Committee on Manual Labor School was autonomous with its own by-laws though they were to report findings and plans to the Council. By late August of the same year, the Council was already deciding who would hold leadership positions.[2] Calls for meetings were also being placed throughout <em>Frederick Douglass\u2019 Paper<\/em>.[3] By April 1854, the Committee on Manual Labor School presented a plan for an industrial school to be named \u201cThe American Industrial School\u201d to serve students of both sexes. The Committee members proposed the site to be within one hundred miles of the town of Erie, Pennsylvania. They also discussed monetary logistics surrounding the school\u2019s funding.[4] The Council served as a space to discuss the creation of an industrial school that was advocated for by figures like Frederick Douglass, Barbara Ann Steward, and James McCune Smith.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/labor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/04\/oneida-institute_whitestown_1833.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; inner_width=&#8221;auto&#8221; inner_max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Newspaper Notices from Local Councils<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.85)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|2em||2em&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;A. 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Beman&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1244 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/women-higher-education\/national-council-of-colored-people\/national-council-of-colored-people_frederick-douglass-paper_22-july-1853\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/women-higher-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/national-council-of-colored-people_frederick-douglass-paper_22-july-1853.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Scan of newspaper clipping Frederick Douglass&#039; Paper\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/women-higher-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/national-council-of-colored-people_frederick-douglass-paper_22-july-1853.jpg 285w, https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/women-higher-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/national-council-of-colored-people_frederick-douglass-paper_22-july-1853-129x300.jpg 129w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1667'>\n\t\t\t\tA. G. Beman, Sec&#8217;y. &#8220;National Council of Colored People.&#8221; Frederick Douglass&#8217; Paper, 22 July 1853. From Gale. 19th Century U.S. Newspapers. \u00a92008 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, Inc. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;McCune Smith&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1244 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/women-higher-education\/national-council-of-colored-people\/national-council-of-colored-people_frederick-douglass-paper_26-august-1853\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/women-higher-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/national-council-of-colored-people_frederick-douglass-paper_26-august-1853.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Scan of newspaper clipping Frederick Douglass&#039; Paper\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/women-higher-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/national-council-of-colored-people_frederick-douglass-paper_26-august-1853.jpg 270w, https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/women-higher-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/national-council-of-colored-people_frederick-douglass-paper_26-august-1853-150x300.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1669'>\n\t\t\t\tJames McCune Smith, Sec., Pro. Tem. &#8220;National Council of Colored People.&#8221; Frederick Douglass&#8217; Paper, 26 Aug. 1853. From Gale. 19th Century U.S. Newspapers. \u00a92008 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, Inc. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Nell&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-1244 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/women-higher-education\/national-council-of-colored-people\/manuallabor_nccpclip_nell\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"302\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/women-higher-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/04\/manuallabor_nccpclip_nell.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Scan of newspaper clipping Liberator\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-2481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/women-higher-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/04\/manuallabor_nccpclip_nell.jpg 302w, https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/women-higher-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/04\/manuallabor_nccpclip_nell-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-2481'>\n\t\t\t\tNotices of Meetings. &#8220;Multiple News Items.&#8221; Liberator. 11 Nov. 1853. From Gale. 19th Century U.S. Newspapers. \u00a92008 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, Inc. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-1244 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/women-higher-education\/colored-national-convention_liberator_27-july-1855\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"246\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/women-higher-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/colored-national-convention_liberator_27-july-1855-246x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Scan of newspaper clipping Liberator\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-1693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/women-higher-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/colored-national-convention_liberator_27-july-1855-246x1024.jpeg 246w, https:\/\/oldsite.coloredconventions.org\/women-higher-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/colored-national-convention_liberator_27-july-1855-72x300.jpeg 72w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-1693'>\n\t\t\t\tW.C.N. &#8220;Colored National Convention,&#8221; Liberator, 27 July 1855. From Gale. 19th Century U.S. Newspapers. \u00a92008 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, Inc. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; inner_width=&#8221;auto&#8221; inner_max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>References:<\/h3>\n<p>[1] Proceedings of the Colored National Convention, Held in Rochester, July 6th, 7th, and 8th (Office of Frederick Douglass&#8217; Paper: Rochester, NY: 1853), 18. https:\/\/omeka.coloredconventions.org\/items\/show\/458.<\/p>\n<p>[2] \u201cFor Frederick Douglass Paper. National Council of Colored people,\u201d Frederick Douglass&#8217; Paper, 26 August 1853.<\/p>\n<p>[3] \u201cNational Council of Colored People,\u201d Frederick Douglass&#8217; Paper, 18 November 1853.<\/p>\n<p>[4] Frederick Douglass et al., \u201cThe American Industrial School Plan,\u201d Provincial Freeman, 15 April 1854.<\/p>\n<h3>Credits<\/h3>\n<p>Written by Rosa Pleasant, History 213 taught by Sharla Fett, Occidental College, Spring 2016.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working for Higher Education: Advancing Black Women\u2019S Rights in the 1850s National Council of Colored People Created during the National Colored Convention held in Rochester, New York, the National Council of Colored People was an institutional body that met every six months to continue the work of the Colored Conventions. 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