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United States Senate passes the Fifteenth Amendment.The United States Senate passes the Fifteenth Amendment on February 3, 1870.
United States House of Representatives passes the Fifteenth Amendment.U.S. House passes the Fifteenth Amendment.
The tri-weekly standard., March 09, 1867The North Carolina Tri-weekly Standard reported on the Alexandria Municipal election that approximately 1,000 Freedmen voted. Radical Republicans…
This is a record of Congress such as voting on the Thirteenth through Fifteenth amendments.
The New York Herald. March 6, 1867. Page 3. Image 3.The article depicted the results of the March 5th Alexandria election when approximately 1,000 Freedmen voted in the municipal election. Alexandria…
The Negro Riot at Alexandria. January 1, 1866.The cause of the riot is unclear. Nevertheless, it had strategic effectiveness that allowed the Radical Republicans to argue against Southern…
The Montana Post, March 16, 1867The Montana Post reported on the March 5th Alexandria election. The election results are to be nullified.
The Late Convention of Colored Men; Address to the Loyal Citizens of the United States and To Congress.” The New York Times. August 13, 1865.Freedmen in Alexandria, VA published an article in the New York Times advocating for suffrage.