The Story of the First Black Voter in the United States
Mar 19, 2025
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On this episode of Our American Stories, shortly after ratifying the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibiting a citizen’s right to vote “on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude", Thomas Mundy Peterson made history and became our nation's first black voter. Here to tell this great American story is the Jack Miller Center's Editorial Officer and historian, Elliott Drago.
