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African-American men vote for first time
The First Vote. Drawn by Alfred R. Waud. Published in Harper's Weekly in Nov. 1867. Following the passage of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution, enacted in March 1870, African-American men were able to vote.
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Image keywords: 1800s, 19th-century, African Americans, Americas, Eon3707, EonBargain, Events, Fifteenth Amendment, Illustrations, Modern-Industrial, Politics-Government-Law, Reconstruction, United States, amendments, civil rights, constitutions, government, legislation, suffrage, voting, voting rights