The Rochester Convention warned that black Americans were not prepared to submit quietly to a government more concerned about the interests of slave owners than people seeking to free themselves from bondage.

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The Rochester Convention of 1853 was organized by prominent abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony. The convention issued a resolution warning that black Americans were not prepared to submit quietly to a government more concerned about the interests of slave owners than people seeking to free themselves from bondage.

The Rochester Convention Warned That Black Americans Were Not Prepared