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URL:https://250.mercercountynj.gov/events/token-on-the-freedmans-coat-the-
 story-behind-thomas-mundy-petersons-1884-voting-medal/
SUMMARY:Token on the Freedman's Coat: The Story Behind Thomas Mundy Peterso
 n's 1884 Voting Medal
DESCRIPTION:Thomas Mundy Peterson is celebrated as the first African Americ
 an to vote under the Fifteenth Amendment. Independent historian and author
  Gordon Bond will examine Peterson's legacy beyond the ballot\, talking ab
 out how on May 30\, 1884\, citizens of Perth Amboy\, NJ\, pinned a gold me
 dal to his coat in honor of his having done something that\, in another pa
 rt of the nation\, a noose might have been put around his neck for daring.
  Based on Bond's book\, To Cast a Freedman's Vote. Sponsored by the Friend
 s of the Ewing Library.
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CATEGORIES:Historical
LOCATION:https://events.mcl.org/event/15743060
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