15th Amendment -Artist Statement-Oliver A.- Deborah's

The Artist Statement is at the bottom

This is a photo of African Americans voting.

This is a picture of a black man smiling after the 15th Amendment was passed.

This is a painting of the first black citizen to cast their vote, called "The First Vote"

This is a newspaper from  April 5th, 1870. It  tells the first votes being cast by an African American under the 15th Amendment.   

 This is the 15th Amendment. It was enacted in 1870 and It lets African American or blacks vote. It is still in effect today.

Artist Statement

For are quilt piece Haile and I chose the 15th Amendment. The 15th Amendment gave African Americans the right to vote.

On the top it Says "15th Amendment" showing that was are topic. In the middle there is a box that holds all of the voting slips. To the right of the box there is a black man casting the first vote of a black citizen. The man and the box is exactly like the painting called "The First Vote".

On the bottom you see a copy of the 15th Amendment. You can read what it actually said. On the left there is a copy of the Civil Rights Act showing the connection to 2011. It shows the act is a improvement of the 15th Amendment, plus it is still in effect today. One of the main reasons congress passed the act was so they could have respect over more of their nation, also to give the African Americans what they have been waiting for and thats what are Quilt Piece shows.