Sep. 24, 2020
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Remembering Thomas Mundy Peterson, the first black man to vote in the U.S in 1870

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Born on October 6, 1824, Thomas Mundy Peterson was a school custodian from Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He became the first African American to vote in the United States.

Link: https://face2faceafrica.com/article/remembering-thomas-mundy-peterson-the-first-black-man-to-vote-in-the-u-s-in-1870