10. Struggle for the Vote Paul & John Cuffee refused to pay taxes when they were not allowed to vote (1778-1780). Served time in jail for non-payment, but took their case to the Supreme Judicial Court. The Court ruled in 1783 that as tax-payers the brothers had a right to vote. As late as 1860, only New England states granted full political rights to free blacks, rights secured through the persistence & organization of free black activists like Cuffee and their white allies. A silhouette of Paul Cuffee, the only known image of the man.
15. Miss Dinah From Edward Williams Clay’s series of 14 cartoons, called "Life in Philadelphia," which satirized the social conventions adopted by Philadelphia's blacks. Man asks, "Is Miss Dinah at home? She replies, "Yes sir but she bery potickly engaged in washing de dishes." He says, "Ah! I'm sorry I cant have the honour to pay my devours to her. Give her my card."
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New York & North Carolina, too, allowed free blacks to vote, but subsequently withdrew this right when propertyless white men gained the vote in the 1830s.
This cartoon, originally drawn by Edward Williams Clay as one of fourteen in a series called "Life in Philadelphia,“ (1830) satirized black celebrations of the prohibition of the international slave trade.A group of drunken black men sit, stand, and stagger around a table, proposing toasts:"De day we Celumbrate! Who he no come sooner? Guess de hard fros & de backward Spring put um back. 29 pop gun & 2 grin.""De Orator ob de day -- When I jus hear him begin he discourse, tink he no great ting, but when he come to de end ob um, I think he like de scorch cat more better dan he look -- Moosick -- Possum up de Gum tree.""White man -- mighty anxious to send niggers to de place day stole him from, now he got no furder use for him.""GubnerEustas -- Cleber old sole as eber wore nee buckle in de shoe -- 99 cheer on tree quarter""De Genius de Merica -- He invent great many cruious ting: wonder who fust invent eating & drinking. 50 cheer & ober.""De Sun -- Wonder why he no shine in de night putting nigger to dispense ob de candle.""Joe Gales -- He ascmassa Adams "if he be in health my brudder" and den he he cut he guts out.""King Edwards -- Guess he no great tings no more nor udder people all he cut such a swell"Image Credit: The Print and Picture Collection, The Free Library of Philadelphia