Which delegate at the Colored National Convention of 1855 was born in 1818?
Colored National Convention of 1855 The Colored National Convention of 1855 was held at Franklin Hall in Philadelphia on October 16, 17, and 18. It consisted of delegates from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Canada. The delegates ranged from famous African Americans like Frederick Douglass and Mary Ann Shadd to unknowns like Rachel Cliff. There were a handful of female delegates in attendance, although their numbers were incomparable to the number of males. Nonetheless, their presence was striking in an age when women’s rights had barely begun to be realized. In addition, the female delegates’ husbands were not invited to the convention; such independence makes the women’s presence still more remarkable.
Robert Ward Johnson Robert Ward Johnson (July 22, 1814 – July 26, 1879) was an American politician who served as a Confederate States Senator from Arkansas (1862-1865). He previously served as a U.S. Representative (1847-1853), Senator (1853-1861), and delegate to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States (1861-1862).