Political Cartoon: The New Era [Wade Hampton]

Wade Hampton III

Political Cartoon: The New Era [Wade Hampton]

4/6/1867

Political Cartoon

The Library of Congress presents a 1867 political cartoon depicting Wade Hampton holding a Black man's hands. The caption provides a short, fictionalized dialogue between the two and identifies the Black man as an "influential colored voter". The source provides a brief summary of illustration.

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