Pennsport in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Colored Conventions: A Buried History
Mural By: Ernel Martinez
| | Mural Arts Philadelphia, A Program of the City of Philadelphia | |
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 27, 2024
1. The Colored Conventions: A Buried History Marker
Starting in 1830 and continuing until well after the Civil War, free, freed, and self-emancipated Black Americans gathered in state and national political conventions. A cornerstone of Black organizing in the nineteenth century, these "Colored Conventions" brought Black communities together in a seven decades-long campaign for civil and human rights. The first "Colored Convention" took place in Philadelphia.
In these two murals, situated at 315 and 351 Washington Avenue, the Colored Conventions Project has partnered with Mural Arts Philadelphia to memorialize the Colored Conventions Movement, its organizers, and its participants. Please scan the QR code below to learn more about the project.
Special thanks to Delores Y. Green, Rebecca Washington, Irene Roust, Mildred Leftwich, Dorothy Erving and Rachel Fogan.
Erected 2022 by Mural Arts Philadelphia; Ernel Martinez, muralist.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.
Location. 39° 56.062′ N, 75° 9.009′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Pennsport. It is on Washington Avenue just east of South
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Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named The Colored Conventions: A Buried History (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel V. Merrick (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mount Moriah Temple Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shot Tower (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pennsport Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Bethel Burying Ground (approx. Ό mile away); A Summary of Mummery (approx. Ό mile away); Edward "Babe" Heffron (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This sister panel depicts the modern day.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 27, 2024
2. The Colored Conventions: A Buried History panel at 351 Washington Avenue
Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 168 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
