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... > social science subjects > sociology > race, ethnicity and migration > black studies > movements > Negro Convention Movement
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > formal education > educational stages > tertiary education > higher education > postsecondary education > black studies > movements > Negro Convention Movement
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > curriculum > subjects of study > social science education > civic education > ethnic studies > black studies > movements > Negro Convention Movement

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Negro Convention Movement  

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  • The Negro convention movement was a series of national, regional, and state meetings organized by free blacks in the North in the three decades leading up to the Civil War. This period was at the height of the abolition movement, which was largely dominated by whites. [Source: Encyclopedia of Black Studies; Negro Convention Movement]

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