Sujet

Cabinet card portrait of Thomas Mundy Peterson, 1884. Creator: William R. Tobias.

Légende

On March 31, 1870, one day after the ratification of the 15th Amendment, which allowed him the right to vote, Thomas Peterson became the first African American to cast a ballot in a U.S. election under the provisions of the 15th Amendment. The citizens of Perth Amboy, N.J. were voting to settle a disagreement over whether to revise the town charter or abandon it in favor of a township form of government.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A73_008

Model release

NA

Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

128,9Mo (4,3Mo) / 48,4cm x 66,7cm / 5720 x 7876 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black male man men education politics country guy museum Constitution political location century first democracy concept medal medals African American African-American B&W afro-american voting election elections United States of America Smithsonian Institution rights 19th century black & white black and white B W Educational Institution American Constitution nineteenth century US Constitution heritage American America USA scientific institution suffrage united states cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC portraits cabinet photographs collodion prints collodion and silver on printing-out paper 15th Amendment William R. Tobias Tobias William R.