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Thomas Mundy Peterson was the first African-American to vote under the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1870. He voted on a referendum over revision of the town charter for Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
He was not, however, the first black person to vote in the United States, as is often mistakenly claimed. Some early state constitutions had no provisions for limiting suffrage or used language broad enough that it did not specifically exclude anyone based on either race or gender.
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Who was the first biracial person in the media?
For The United States alone, Perhaps Frederick Douglas was the first popular openly biracial person.
First college for black women?
There are 106 historically black colleges in the United States currently. The first black college was Shaw University and was established in 1865. Another institution was the Institute for Colored youth that started in the early 1930s.
Who was the first African American mayor of Roanoke Virginia?
Andrew Young, he was also the first Black United States ambassador to the United Nations.
City of the first bank of the United States?
The city the First Bank of the United States is in Philadelphia, Pensylvania.
Who was the first person in the US to become a saint?
The first citizen of the United States to be canonized was St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, also known as Mother Cabrini, who was born in Italy but moved to this country and became a citizen. The first native born United States citizen to be canonized as St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
