Political Cartoon: Denis Kearney

Denis Kearney

Political Cartoon: Denis Kearney

Political Cartoon: 1880

Political Cartoon

Research Gate presents this 1880 political cartoon from Harper’s Weekly depicting Denis Kearney, an Irish immigrant and leader of the California Workingmen's Party, as Julius Caesar. The artist depicts Denis Kearney with a sign around his neck labeled “Kill me! I am prepared to die!" Signs in the background display different messages, i.e. “Denis Kearney as Julius Caesar" and "Chinatown, A Nuisance." Other images include caricatures of Chinese people standing around Kearney.

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Research Gate (Original Publisher: Harper's Weekly)

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