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
- 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
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Exhibition
- Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Art
- Civil Rights
- Law
- Military
- Politics
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2010.45.11
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cbd33521-234c-471b-862b-75801877baab
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