The Fifteenth Amendment. Celebrated May 19th 1870

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Object Details

Created by

Thomas Kelly

Subject of

Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895

Martin Robison Delany, American, 1812 - 1885

Hiram Rhodes Revels, American, 1827 - 1901

President Ulysses S. Grant, American, 1822 - 1885

Schulyer Colfax, American, 1823 - 1885

President Abraham Lincoln, American, 1809 - 1865

Recorded by

John Brown, American, 1800 - 1859

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.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1870

Object number

2010.45.11

Restrictions & Rights

Public Domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

color lithographs

Medium

lithographic ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 20 1/2 x 26 1/4 in. (52.1 x 66.7 cm)

Place depicted

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

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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

Topic

African American

Art

Civil Rights

Law

Military

Politics

Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cbd33521-234c-471b-862b-75801877baab

Record ID

nmaahc_2010.45.11