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Title	First African American voter in New York State
Date.Original	1901-03-01
Publisher.Original	New York Sun
Description	Kingston, NY newspaper article concerning the death of George Peter Newkirk, known as "George Pete" at the age of 117. George was said to be the first black voter in New York.
Notes	According to the NY federal census, George P. Newkirk's age was actually somewhere between 75 and 93.
Subject.LCSH	African Americans -- Suffrage African Americans
Subject.TGM	African Americans voting
Subject.Local	Newkirk family
Personal Name	Newkirk, George Peter (? - 1900)
Location	Hurley - Ulster County - New York
HRVH Topic	Daily Life African Americans
Language	eng
Format.Original	newspaper clipping
Resource Type	text
Publisher.Digital	Historic Huguenot Street
Date.Digital	2008
Format.Digital	image/jpeg
Exhibit Homepage	http://www.hrvh.org/exhibit/aa07
Digital.Collection	African American Presence in the Hudson Valley
Holding.Institution	Senate House State Museum
Contact.Information	Kingston, NY
Rights	This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial uses of the item may be subject to fees and restrictions. Please contact the holding institution for information.

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