1865 South Carolina State Convention of Colored People
The 1865 South Carolina State Convention of Colored People was a statewide meeting of African American civil rights activists after emancipation and the end of the Civil War. The convention took place November 20—25, 1865, at the Zion Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Delegates discussed various reforms and adopted three documents by the end of the convention, including the "Address of the State Convention," the "Declaration of Rights and Wrongs," and the "Memorial to Congress."
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