[1] This convention convened in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania at the Union Wesleyan Church from February 8–10, 1865.
[2] Rules for the conduction of future League meetings were also established:[citation needed] A devoted contingent of interracial civil rights activists was established and supported by the work of this Convention, though the emphasis was still on activists of color.
The members of the Convention acknowledged and welcomed the input and effort of "... the friends of Equal Rights without regard to color.
[1] Octavius Catto, George B. Vashon, and Jacob C. White Jr. were elected as secretaries over the longer course of the League's lifespan.
For this first meeting, Octavius Catto, Redman Fausett, and Alex T. Harris served as secretaries.