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Thomas Mundy Peterson
Thomas Mundy Peterson
(October 6, 1824 – February 4, 1904) of
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
was the first
African-American
to
vote
in an
election
under the just-enacted provisions of the
15th Amendment
to the
United States Constitution
. His vote was cast on March 31, 1870.
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