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Created by:
Thomas Kelly  Search this
Subject of:
Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895  Search this
Martin Robison Delany, American, 1812 - 1885  Search this
Hiram Rhodes Revels, American, 1827 - 1901  Search this
President Ulysses S. Grant, American, 1822 - 1885  Search this
Schulyer Colfax, American, 1823 - 1885  Search this
President Abraham Lincoln, American, 1809 - 1865  Search this
Recorded by:
John Brown, American, 1800 - 1859  Search this
Medium:
lithographic ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 20 1/2 x 26 1/4 in. (52.1 x 66.7 cm)
Type:
color lithographs
Place depicted:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1870
Description:
At center, a depiction of a parade in celebration of the passing of the 15th Amendment. Framing it are portraits and vignettes illustrating the rights granted by the 15th Amendment: "We till our own fields," "The Ballot Box is Open to Us," "We Unite in the Bonds of Fellowship with the Whole Human Race," etc.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Art  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Law  Search this
Military  Search this
Politics  Search this
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2010.45.11
Restrictions & Rights:
Public Domain
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Visual Arts
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cbd33521-234c-471b-862b-75801877baab
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.45.11