Political Cartoon: I'm not to blame for being white, sir!

Charles Sumner

Political Cartoon: I'm not to blame for being white, sir!

1862

Political Cartoon

The Library of Congress presents an 1862 political cartoon, drawn by Dominique C. Fabronius, that depicts Charles Sumner (LR-MA)--the leader of the anti-slavery forces in Massachusetts and the Radical Republicans in the United States Senate--in a suit, holding a cane, and greeting two well-dressed young girls (one white, holding a bundle of sticks, and one African American, holding a basket). In the background, two women are watching the interaction. The caption reads, "I'm not to blame for being white, sir!"

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