African American Diplomats in the Reconstruction Era

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances with our event partner, the National Museum of American Diplomacy, this event has been postponed indefinitely. We are working hard to reschedule this event. Thank you for your understanding!

Following the American Civil War, the 13th Amendment prohibiting enslavement and the period of Reconstruction had profound impacts on U.S. foreign policy. For the first time, African American men were elected or appointed to federal government positions, including top diplomatic posts. Ebenezer Bassett and Frederick Douglass served as two of the first Black U.S. Ministers to Haiti, the world’s first Black republic.

Join Global Minnesota to learn more about these trailblazing African American diplomats during Reconstruction and the emergence of the Jim Crow era.