behind her stands Gerrit Smith, flanked by the Edmonson sisters. One of the sisters, probably Mary, addressed the crowd. One audience member described her as a "young and noble-hearted girl", using "words of simple and touching eloquence". See also Colored Conventions Movement Fugitive slaves in the United States References External links Colored Conventions Project Further reading 1850 conferences 1850 in American law 1850 in New York (state) Abolitionism in the United States Abolitionist conventions in the United States African-American history of New York (state) August 1850 events Cazenovia, New York Colored Conventions Frederick Douglass Fugitive American slaves Gerrit Smith New York (state) Libertyites Political conventions in New York (state) 1850s photographs