1876 Engraving Colored National Convention Nashville TN Black Americana Historic Still Life Otis Company

Otis Company

After the rescue

shown here with an armillary sphere

This piece was illustrated by Alken

Dating from the late-19th century

1876 Engraving Colored National Convention Nashville TN Black Americana Historic Still Life Otis Company"The Colored National Convention" This is an original 1876 black and white in text wood engraving from a photograph by Carl Caspar Giers of the Colored National Convention held April 5 7, 1876 in Nashville, Tennessee. This convention was part of a national movement from 1830 until well after the Civil War where Black people came together in state and national political gatherings to discuss issues of justice, labor, healthcare, temperance and