Colored People's Celebration at Richmond, Va., 1890

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Title

Colored People's Celebration at Richmond, Va., 1890

Subject

African Americans, emancipation, celebrations

Description

Seeking to establish a self-defined "National Thanksgiving Day for Freedom," African Americans sponsored a three-day Colored People's Celebration, held in Richmond, in October 1890.

Source

Library of Virginia, Prints and Photographs

Date

October 1890

Contributor

Library of Virginia

Rights

CC BY-SA

Format

JPG

Type

Broadside

Identifier

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Coverage

Richmond, Virginia

Citation

“Colored People's Celebration at Richmond, Va., 1890,” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed October 15, 2024, https://www.virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/435.