Harper's weekly (1867) (14782968892), Alfred Waud, 1857

In 1867, 105,832 freedmen registered to vote in virginia, and 93,145 voted in the election that began on october 22, 1867. Artist alfred rudolph waud depicted "the first vote" of african americans in virginia in the november 16, 1867, issue of harper's weekly magazine. A black workman, with tools in his pocket, casts the first vote on october 22, 1867, in a virginia election choosing state convention delegates to write a new constitution. Identifier: harpersweeklyv11bonn (find matches) title: harper's weekly year: 1857 (1850s) authors: bonner, john, 1828-1899 curtis, george william, 1824-1892 alden, henry mills, 1836-1919 conant, samuel stillman, 1831-1885? schuyler, montgomery, 1843-1914 foord, john, 1842-1922 davis, richard harding, 1864-1916 schurz, carl, 1829-1906 nelson, henry loomis, 1846-1908 bangs, john kendrick, 1862-1922 harvey, george brinton mcclellan, 1864-1928 hapgood, norman, 1868-1937 subjects: publisher: new york: harper & brothers contributing library: lincoln financial foundation collection digitizing sponsor: the institute of museum and library services through an indiana state library lsta grant. Date: 1857.