Title
Print commemorating the Fifteenth Amendment
Caption
The Fifteenth Amendment and its results' Print commemorating the celebration in Baltimore of the enactment of the Fifteenth Amendment. A group of black men, on horseback and wearing top hats, sashes, and badges, lead a procession. On either side of the picture are two columns, "Education" and "Science," on top of which rest ballot boxes wreathed in oak leaves. The columns are connected by arches with the legend "The Right of Citizens of the United States to Vote Shall Not Be Denied or Abridged by the United States or Any State on Account of Race Colour or Condition of Servitude."
Date
1865
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP18A15_192
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (5,1Mb) / 17,0in x 13,7in / 5114 x 4101 (300dpi)