Museum object · Slavery and Freedom Objects
Fifteenth Amendment
February 15, 1871
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
An edition of a speech by Congressman Francis P. Blair printed in black ink on off-white wove paper in a center bound booklet. There is no separate cover or title page, the first page of text begins with the heading [FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT. / SPEECH / OF / HON. FRANCIS P. BLAIR, / OF MISSOURI, / IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE, FEBRUARY 15, 1871]. There are 8 pages, only partially still bound.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2020.26.42.10
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