File:Thomas Mundy Peterson by William R. Tobias - Original.tif
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Photograph of Thomas Mundy Peterson, first African-American to vote under the terms of the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution, wearing a medal given him in 1884 by the town to celebrate that fact. The medal, as stated on a printed label on back of the card: "Inscription on the Medal. Presented by citizens of Perch Amboy, N.J., to Thomas Peterson, the first colored voter in the United States under the provisions of the Fifteenth Amendment, at an election held in that city March 31st, 1870." The National Museum of African American History and Culture states the photo was a "memento for the medal presentation ceremony". Cabinet card, collodion and silver on printing-out paper, 7 × 5 in. (17.8 × 12.7 cm) with mount. |
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The author died in 1920, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
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