28BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS29 Celebration by the Colored 24862B2B2B2B2B2B142B 2B2B748083

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(BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS.) Celebration by the Colored People's Educational Monument Association, in Memory of Abraham Lincoln on the Fourth of July, 1865. 33, [1] pages. 8vo, original printed wrappers, minimal wear. Washington, 1865

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A commemoration of what was described as "the first time that the colored people have attempted any celebration of a national character." Publishes a letter from Frederick Douglass, who says that while he is unable to attend, "the one thought to be deeply emphasized and underscored on that occasion is this: The immediate, complete, and universal enfranchisement of the colored people of the whole country."