Celebrating Rights and Responsibilities
Baltimore & the Fifteenth Amendment, May 19, 1870
An Interactive Historical Investigation by David Troy © 1996

"We fought for liberty we now enjoy!" The "cartridge box" -- the right to fight for the Union -- was one of the first steps in enfranchising the freed slaves. Also, many felt it unfair for a man to fight for a country in which he could not vote.
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