According to Thomas Garret, what did the African Americans in Wilmington celebrate in April 1870?

In April, 1870, the black peo-

ple of Wilmington held a huge

celebration upon the passage of

the "$ eenth amendment to the

Constitution of the United States.

! at amendment provided that

the right of citizens to vote should

not be denied or abridged by the

United States or by any state on

account of race, color, or previous

condition of servitude.