Political Cartoon: Political caricature. No. 2, Miscegenation or the millennium of abolitionism
Subject
Charles Sumner
Title
Political Cartoon: Political caricature. No. 2, Miscegenation or the millennium of abolitionism
Date
1864
Type
Political Cartoon
Description
The Library of Congress presents an 1864 political cartoon, published by G.W. Bromley & Co., that depicts are park bustling with activity. In the foreground, a group of white and African American men and women can be seen intermingling by holding hands, dancing, playing games, etc. In the left foreground, Charles Sumner (LR-MA)--the leader of the anti-slavery forces in Massachusetts and the Radical Republicans in the United States Senate--presents an African American woman to President Abraham Lincoln.
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Library of Congress
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“Political Cartoon: Political caricature. No. 2, Miscegenation or the millennium of abolitionism,” Project Reconstruction, accessed October 23, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/426.