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from insult and outrage on the highways of the nation, and secured in all their 'public rights' — that all may have the full benefit of the unfaltering loyalty which, at the fearful price of life and suffering, we gave to our country; the full benefit of our taxes which we fully, freely and uncomplainingly pay; that ... Congress pass such laws as will protect us in the attempt to exercise and enjoy our civil rights." According to a report in the December 14, 1872 edition of
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Post-war, Bowser continued his involvement with the Grand and United Order of Odd Fellows, ultimately becoming a G.U.O. of O.F. officer, and was also active with several other black fraternal orders but, artistically, his creativity and productivity were limited by his inability to obtain additional
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marched carrying banners reading 'We will prove ourselves men' and 'Rather Die Freemen, Than Live To Be Slaves.' Beneath these, black soldiers protect white women representing Columbia, the symbol of the republic. The 45th's banner, proclaiming 'One Cause, One Country,' shows a black soldier proudly
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on October 17, 1859, as its members celebrated the organization's thirteenth anniversary. According to news reports, he was "listened to throughout with much attention, and was frequently rapturously applauded" as he "defined in eloquent terms the nature of the work of Odd Fellows — especially that
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In addition, Bowser was involved in the planning of, and presentation at, several large gatherings of African-Americans in Philadelphia during the summer of 1863. The June 24 event, which began at 8 p.m. at Franklin Hall on Sixth Street below Arch, was held to increase support for the Union Army's
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on November 26, 1872 "for the purpose ... of urging upon him the importance of recommending in his annual message to Congress, a request kindred to the 'Fifteenth Amendment,' by the recommendation of the passage of such laws as will require that all the citizens of this country shall be protected
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also rose to speak, and also gave a lengthy address in which he reflected on his life during and after his enslavement and stressed the urgent need for black men to fill up new regiments "for the purpose of upholding the stars and stripes, and crushing out the rebellion of the slaveholders."
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For the 22nd USCT banner, Bowser depicted a black soldier pointing "a bayonet at the chest of a Confederate who has allowed his flag to fall and who is tossing aside his sword," beneath the words, "Sic semper tyrannis" ("thus always to tyrants"), a phrase which would come to have an entirely
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great and leading principle, Charity," and "remarked upon the practical good effected by Odd Fellowship, in alleviating distress and bestowing many of the comforts of life upon the aged and infirm of the Order, as well as conferring benefactions upon the widow and orphan."
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holding an American flag in front of a bust of George Washington as black troops fight in the background. The 24th's banner shows a black soldier ascending a hill, his arms outstretched in prayer, beneath the words 'Let Soldiers in War, Be Citizens in Peace.'
756:," in "Mobility, Migration, and the 1855 Philadelphia National Convention," in "Colored Conventions: Bringing Nineteenth-Century Black Organizing to Life." Newark, Delaware: University of Delaware, Library, retrieved online February 23, 2019. 215:(June 13, 1831 – November 29, 1908), David Bustill Bowser and his wife were the parents of artist Raphael Bowser and Ida Elizabeth (Bowser) Asbury (1870–1955), a violinist and music teacher. Respected for their civic engagement and 1016: 485:, to represent the League in securing "passage of a bill through the Legislature forbidding the exclusion of persons from public conveyances" anywhere in Pennsylvania "on account of race or color." They were successful. 381: 1060: 397: 488:
In 1870, he was selected to preside over the "jubilee procession" and "mass meeting" which took place at Philadelphia's Horticultural Hall on April 26. Among those in attendance were "members of the
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Following a brief poetry reading and musical performance by a concert band, the membership elected a slate of officers, which included the naming of Bowser as one of several vice presidents.
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During the 1940s, a major portion of his legacy was nearly obscured forever when the original Civil War battle flags he had designed were removed from the military museum at
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In 1875, Bowser sued Alfred L. Jones of Baltimore in court for violating his patent of a chromolithographic image that he (Bowser) had designed for the Odd Fellows.
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In 1865, Bowser also painted a portrait of Lincoln, working from an image of the president that was later used to create America's post-Civil War five-dollar bill.
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Frequently involved in his community as a civic leader, he also became increasingly active in politics. In 1867, he was appointed by the leadership of the
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recruitment of black soldiers. Another event on July 6 filled Philadelphia's National Hall with a standing room only crowd. According to Philadelphia's
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Moniz. "Making money and doing good: The story of an African American power couple from the 1800s," Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
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has described Bowser as an artist whose "works were the first widely viewed, positive images of African Americans painted by an African American".
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As vice president of the Pennsylvania Equal Rights League, Bowser was also among those who motivated the organization's membership to meet with
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major commissions. As a result, he and his wife increasingly turned to designing and producing organizational banners and regalia.
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ornamental artist, portraitist, and social activist. He designed battle flags for eleven African-American regiments during the
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while Brown was visiting the Bowser home. During this same period, Bowser also completed work on his painting,
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for fraternal associations, political groups, and volunteer fire companies in and beyond Philadelphia.
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and also helped to secure the post-war passage of key civil rights legislation in Pennsylvania.
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Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 16, 1820, David Bustill Bowser was a grandson of
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which prohibited blacks from voting, Bowser and his family also became so involved with the
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Making money and doing good: The story of an African American power couple from the 1800s
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During the 1840s, Bowser painted banners for a diverse range of clients, including the
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and Judge Paxson; the Rev. James A. Jones, who "opened the proceedings with prayer";
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Bowser's work on the first banner was paid for through a commission awarded by the
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Mass Meeting of Colored People — Speeches of Judge Kelley and Miss Dickinson
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In 1863, Bowser was among 54 Black Philadelphian community leaders to sign
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different meaning two years later when shouted by John Wilkes Booth after
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Bowser died in Philadelphia on June 30, 1900, and was buried at the
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dressmaker. It was then presented by the CRA to the leaders of
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Smith, Eric Ledell, "Painted with Pride in the U.S.A.," in
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and painted portraits of prominent Americans, including
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Advance The Colors: Pennsylvania Civil War Battle Flags
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after he had been arrested for being a fugitive slave.
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Battle flag, 3rd United States Colored Infantry, 1863
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He was active during this phase of his life with the
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Burials at Eden Cemetery (Collingdale, Pennsylvania)
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Index


Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
American Civil War
Elizabeth Harriet Stevens Gray Bowser
Bustill family
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
African-American
American Civil War
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
John Brown
Undergrounds Railroad
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Cyrus Bustill
Free African Society
Jeremiah Bowser
Quakers
Bustill family
Robert Douglass Jr.
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Thomas Sully
Sarah Mapps Douglass
seamstress
Elizabeth Harriet Stevens Gray
philanthropy
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