Colored People's Educational Monument Association Celebration

Full Title

Celebration by the Colored People's Educational Monument Association in Memory of Abraham Lincoln

Description

On July 4, 1865--the first Independence Day after Lincoln's assassination--the Colored People's Educational Monument Association held a celebration in Washington, D.C., in commemoration of Lincoln, featuring speeches by prominent individuals such as Elder D.W. Anderson, the pastor of Washington's Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, William Howard Day, Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts, Senator Michael Hahn of Louisiana, and General Edgar Gregory. The speakers reflected on what the past year's events had meant.

Source

Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection, Library of Congress

Rights

This item is in the public domain and may be reproduced and used for any purpose, including research, teaching, private study, publication, broadcast or commercial use, with proper citation and attribution.

Tags

• transcribed

• clergy: Christian

• free African American

• man

• celebration/rejoicing

• future speculation

• honoring

• memorial

• monument

• oratory

• religious

• sympathy

Cite this Item

Colored People's Educational Monument Association. "Celebration by the Colored People's Educational Monument Association in Memory of Abraham Lincoln". McGill & Witherow. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/1128

Item Type

Document

Creator

Colored People's Educational Monument Association

Publisher

McGill & Witherow

Date

July 4, 1865

Region

District of Columbia