Thomas Mundy Peterson
1824–1904 (age 80)
Civil rights figure
Biography
Thomas Mundy Peterson (1824–1904) is celebrated for becoming the first African American to cast a legally recognized vote after the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, a milestone in the struggle for civil rights.
He continued to serve his community with the same resolve that carried him into that historic voting booth, leaving a legacy honored at St. Peter's Episcopal Church and beyond.