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Public Papers of President Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.

15th Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Text of the Fifteenth Amendment through the Congressional Globe and related resources through the Library of Congress.

14th Amendment

The text of the Fourteenth Amendment on July 20, 1866, after it passed both houses of Congress.

“The Appeal” from Proceedings of the Convention of the Colored People of VA., Held in the City of Alexandria.”

Freedmen in Alexandria advocated for their right to vote and that suffrage and intervention by the Federal government are necessary to guarantee…

"The first vote" / AW [monogram]; drawn by A.R. Waud.

Print shows African American men, in dress indicative of their professions, in a queue waiting their turn to vote.

Chronicling America Alexandria gazette. [volume], February 06, 1866, Image 1

Freedmen in Alexandria passed a resolution calling on Congress to utilize the military to protect Freedmen.

“Telegraph News: Special Dispatch To The Gazette From Washington: The Inauguration—President Grant’s Address—Vice President Colfax’s Speech.” Alexandria Gazette March 4, 1869.

The address by President Grant and Vice President Colfax on Freedmen suffrage.