1845 Petition to Remove the Word "Color" from Massachusetts Statue Books
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Title
1845 Petition to Remove the Word "Color" from Massachusetts Statue Books
Subject
Charles Battiste
Description
In this 1845 petition, colored citizens of Boston called on the state government of Massachusetts to remove the word "color" from statue books. In particular, the petition mentions the disadvantages of the label "colored" placed next to names in the annual lists of qualified voters. Charles A. Battiste (Sr.) attended the meeting and signed the petition.
Creator
Colored Citizens of Boston
Source
Digital Archive of Massachusetts Anti-Slavery and Anti-Segregation Petitions, Massachusetts Archives, Boston MA, 2015, "Senate Unpassed Legislation 1845, Docket 11662, SC1/series 231, Petition of Benjamin F. Roberts", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/MEXUU, Harvard Dataverse, V4
Publisher
Harvard Dataverse
Date
01/15/1845
Contributor
[no text]
Rights
Open source.
Relation
[no text]
Format
pdf
Language
en
Type
Archival document
Identifier
[no text]
Coverage
1840-1850
Files
Citation
Colored Citizens of Boston, “1845 Petition to Remove the Word "Color" from Massachusetts Statue Books,” Central New York Digital History, accessed May 20, 2024, https://cnydigitalhistory.com/items/show/18.