Distinguished Colored Men #1173
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Distinguished Colored Men
1883
This is a collection of portraits of distinguished African American men with Frederick Douglass in the middle. Surrounding Douglass are
Robert Brown
Elliott Blanche
Kelso Bruce,
William Wells Brown,
Richard Theodore Greener,
Richard Allen,
Joseph H. Rainey,
Ebenezer D. Bassett,
John Mercer Langston,
Pinckney Stewart Pinchback
Henry Highland Garnet.
The Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave
the vote to all male citizens regardless of color or previous
condition of servitude. African Americans became involved
in the political process not only as voters but also as
governmental representatives at the local, state and national
level. Although their elections were often contested by
whites, and members of the legislative bodies were usually
reluctant to receive them, many African American men ably
served their country during Reconstruction. Pictured above.
the vote to all male citizens regardless of color or previous
condition of servitude. African Americans became involved
in the political process not only as voters but also as
governmental representatives at the local, state and national
level. Although their elections were often contested by
whites, and members of the legislative bodies were usually
reluctant to receive them, many African American men ably
served their country during Reconstruction. Pictured above.
