The Result of the Fifteenth Amendment and the Rise and Progress of the African Race in America and its Final Accomplishment and Celebration on May 19th A.D. 1870
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Alternate Title
Abraham Lincoln; John Brown; Ulysses Grant; Frederick Douglass; Thaddeus Stevens; Charles Sumner
Artist
Metcalf & Clark, active c. 1870
Sitter
Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865
John Brown, 9 May 1800 - 2 Dec 1859
Ulysses Simpson Grant, 27 Apr 1822 - 23 Jul 1885
Frederick Douglass, Feb 1818 - 20 Feb 1895
Thaddeus Stevens, 4 Apr 1792 - 11 Aug 1868
Charles Sumner, 6 Jan 1811 - 11 Mar 1874
David Davis, 9 Mar 1815 - 26 Jun 1886
Hugh Lennox Bond, 16 Dec 1828 - 24 Oct 1893
Schuyler Colfax, 23 Mar 1823 - 13 Jan 1885
Martin Robison Delany, 6 May 1812 - 25 Jan 1885
Hiram Rhoades Revels, 27 Sep 1827 - 16 Jan 1901
Date
1870
Type
Print
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 54.3 x 70.2cm (21 3/8 x 27 5/8")
Mat: 91.4 x 66 x 1.9cm (36 x 26 x 3/4")
Topic
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse
Architecture\Building
Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States
Exterior\Cityscape
Human Figures\Soldier
Human Figures\Crowd
Human Figures\Parade
David Davis: Male
David Davis: Law and Law Enforcement\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice
David Davis: Politics and Government\US Senator\Illinois
David Davis: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Illinois
Thaddeus Stevens: Male
Thaddeus Stevens: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer
Thaddeus Stevens: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Pennsylvania
Thaddeus Stevens: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Pennsylvania
Charles Sumner: Male
Charles Sumner: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer
Charles Sumner: Politics and Government\Statesman
Charles Sumner: Education\Educator\Lecturer
Charles Sumner: Politics and Government\US Senator\Massachusetts
Martin Robison Delany: Male
Martin Robison Delany: Literature\Writer
Martin Robison Delany: Military\Army\Officer
Martin Robison Delany: Health and Medicine\Physician
Martin Robison Delany: Communications\Publisher\Newspaper
Hiram Rhoades Revels: Male
Hiram Rhoades Revels: Politics and Government\US Senator\Mississippi
Hiram Rhoades Revels: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Pastor
Hiram Rhoades Revels: Politics and Government\State Senator\Mississippi
Frederick Douglass: Male
Frederick Douglass: Literature\Writer
Frederick Douglass: Education\Educator\Lecturer
Frederick Douglass: Communications\Publisher\Newspaper
Frederick Douglass: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person
Schuyler Colfax: Male
Schuyler Colfax: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
Schuyler Colfax: Education\Educator\Lecturer
Schuyler Colfax: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Speaker of the House
