Racist Civil War political cartoon presents
Racist Civil War political cartoon presents a ludicrous vision of the supposed consequences of racial equality in America, 1864. Entitled, MISCEGENATION OR THE MILLENNIUM of ABOLITIONISM, the bigoted cartoon ridiculed abolitionist politicians, African American facial features, and dialect. It includes caricatures of Abraham Lincoln, Horace Greeley, and Carl Schurz. Miscegenation as a concept, was used to discredit the Republican Party before the election of 1864
Picture No
13123056
Media ID
45382621
Size
3000px x 2116px
(1.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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Abolition Abolitionists Beecher Connotation Discrimination Greeley Horace Intermarriage Interracial Laws Lcgr1807 Lcgr2018 Miscegenation Mixing Procreation Racist Salacious Sumner Supremacy Unscientific
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