Historical Illustration: Justice versus Prejudice / Keppler
Title
Historical Illustration: Justice versus Prejudice / Keppler
Date
1903
Type
Historical Illustration
Description
The Library of Congress presents a 1903 historical illustration, drawn by Udo J. Keppler, that depicts President Theodore Roosevelt with his hand on the shoulder of an African American man and a piece of paper in his left hand that says "15th Amendment"--which prohibits the denial of suffrage to any United States citizens based off of race. In the background, there is a statue of Abraham Lincoln with "freed African Americans slaves" and a caption that says, "Lincoln - With Malice Toward None With Charity Toward all."
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Publisher
The Library of Congress
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Collection
Citation
“Historical Illustration: Justice versus Prejudice / Keppler,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 7, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/1035.