By Lestey Gist, The Gist of Freedom On March 31, 1870, only one month after the ratification of the 15th Amendment, Thomas Mundy Peterson (1824–1904) became the first African-American to vote under the 15th Amendment, blacks were voting in elections prior to the passage; if they were able to afford to pay the poll tax, […]
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