"Reunion of Ex-Slaves - The Colored People Will Jollify in Holden on June 17" - - The colored people of Western Missouri will hold a grand reunion of ex-slaves in Holden on June 17, says the Globe. The directors of the Fair association have allowed them the use of the fairgrounds, and the affair promises to eclipse any demonstration ever attempted in this section. All the prominent colored men have been interested in the reunion and prominent speakers of the race will deliver addresses.
Reduced rates have been secured on all railroads and excursion trains will run from Kansas City, Jefferson City, Sedalia and Boonville.
It is expected that the largest crowd of colored people ever assembled in Western Missouri will be in Holden on this occasion. The proceeds will be divided between the colored churches of that city.
Date(s) of Creation
5/29/1897
Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
Enslaved
Other Name
Unidentified Slaves
Other Numbers
Number Type
Source Citation
Other Number
The Sedalia Democrat (Sedalia, MO, 1871-1978): 05/28/1897, p. 1
