[DOC] [TLE] Thomas Mundy Peterson - Wikipedia [PAR]  [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Mundy Peterson - Wikipedia [PAR] 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. [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Peterson Casts the First Vote - History Engine: Tools for ... [PAR] The iconic vote was cast in a local election in Perth Amboy, New Jersey for the town's charter. Gary Sullivan of the News Tribune stated, Exercising his right to vote in a local election on March 31, 1870. Peterson became the first black man in the United States to cast a ballot. [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Mundy Peterson, First African-American Voter [PAR] the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged 
by the United States or ... On March 31, 1870, one day after it was adopted, 
Thomas Peterson Mundy of Perth Amboy, New Jersey became the first African. [DOC] [TLE] Little Known Black History Fact: Thomas Mundy Peterson | Black ... [PAR] Nov 6, 2012 ... On March 31, 1870, Thomas Mundy Peterson bravely cast his ballot to revise the 
... Thomas Mundy Peterson is known as the first black voter in the United States. 
... As a registered voter, Thomas Petersen also became the first black man to 
serve on a jury. ... OF PERTH AMBOY N.J. ... ELECTION HELD IN [DOC] [TLE]  #blackedu Thomas Mundy Peterson - (1824  1904)... - iloveancestry [PAR] On March 31, 1870, only one month after the ratification of the 15th ... Thomas 
Mundy Peterson also became the first Black American to hold an elected office. ... 
of the Confederate States of America, the United States instituted the Thirteenth, 
... and Rebecca Spring The iconic vote was cast in a local election in Perth 
Amboy,... [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Mundy Peterson: The first African American voter | Kentake ... [PAR] Oct 6, 2015 ... Peterson cast his historic vote on March 31, 1870, one day after the ratification ... 
Active in the Republican Party, he became the city's first African-American to hold 
elected office, on the ... of Perth Amboy N.J. to Thomas Peterson the first colored 
voter in the U.S. ... Now currently on State Street, Perth Amboy. [DOC] [TLE] Today in History - In 1870, Thomas Mundy Peterson becomes the ... [PAR] Mar 31, 2013 ... His vote was cast on March 31, 1870. From Wikipedia. Peterson also became the 
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Peterson, first Negro voter in the United States) ... The medallion awarded to 
Thomas Mundy Peterson by the citizens of Perth Amboy in 1884. [DOC] [TLE] On March 31, 1870 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Thomas Mundy ... [PAR] On March 31, 1870 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Thomas Mundy Peterson 
became the first man of African descent to legally vote in the United States. [DOC] [TLE] First African American Voter | LACCD BLACK FACULTY & STAFF [PAR] Tribute Thursday: Thomas Henry Peterson, First African American Voter ... Perth 
Amboy, New Jersey Known for: The first African American to vote in the United 
States after the passage of the ... His vote was cast on March 31, 1870. ... Active 
in the Republican Party, he became the city's first African-American to hold 
elected... [DOC] [TLE] First Black US Voter - Thomas Mundy Petersen | John Convery ... [PAR] Feb 6, 2015 ... Black History Month - Thomas Mundy Petersen, First US Black voter ... Thomas 
Mundy Petersen by Gordon Bond - Garden State Legacy .... new city charter on 
March 30, 1870the day after the Fifteenth ... of the United States nor eligible to 
become so. ... vote in Perth Amboy's election on their city charter. [DOC] [TLE] Black History Notes [PAR] Thomas Mundy Peterson was the first African-American to vote ... in Perth Amboy 
and cast his vote in a local election

Question: On March 31, 1870 in Perth Amboy in this state, Thomas Peterson became the first black to vote in the U.S.
Answer: New Jersey