University Archives

Title: Elevator - September 29, 1865

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Elevator (1865 - 18??)

The writer offers valid reasons for holding a convention of African Americans in California.

Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns)

Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Civil rights; Slavery; United States--History--19th century

Keywords: California; Civil rights; equal rights; government; meeting; political rights; suffrage

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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