The first Kansas State Colored Convention was a call from black Kansans to be granted a future of “Liberty, Justice and Equality” under the United States government.  The first Kansas Colored Convention was held in Leavenworth, Kansas on October 13-16, 1863 in the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church.  The twenty-three delegates who attended the convention represented nearly seven thousand black Kansans.  They discussed issues that … Continue reading Revisit: KANSAS STATE COLORED CONVENTION (1863)