On This Date- March 31,1870 1st African American votes
March 31, 1870 – Thomas Mundy Peterson of Perth Amboy, New Jersey is the first African
American to vote in the US (in a local election on town’s charter)
March 31, 1870 – Thomas Mundy Peterson of Perth Amboy, New Jersey is the first African
American to vote in the US (in a local election on town’s charter)