Racist Civil War political cartoon depicts
Racist Civil War political cartoon depicts white men dancing and flirting with black women, 1864. THE MISCEGENATION BALL, is a fictional event based on real social prejudice, that takes place in Lincolns New York campaign headquarters. At right hangs a banner Universal Freedom, One Constitution, One Destiny. Abraham Lincoln Prest. Miscegenation as a concept was used to discredit The Republican Party before the election of 1864
Picture No
13123057
Media ID
45382624
Size
3000px x 2252px
(2.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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Abolition Connotation Discrimination Intermarriage Interracial Laws Lcgr1807 Lcgr2018 Miscegenation Mixing Procreation Racist Salacious Supremacy Unscientific
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