Thomas Mundy Peterson is celebrated as the first African American to vote under the Fifteenth Amendment. This presentation by Gordon Bond, independent historian and publisher of NJ history website Garden State Legacy, will introduce attendees to Peterson’s life, as detailed in Bond’s latest book.

Join Dr. Lucia McMahon, Professor and Department Chair of History at William Paterson University, for an exploration of the multi-faceted mosaic of the women’s suffrage movement and the long history of women's activism over the course of the 19th century.