Historical Illustration: Indian delegations at Washington--presentation to the president

Johnson's Presidency (1865 to mid-1867 before impeachment)

Historical Illustration: Indian delegations at Washington--presentation to the president

03/16/1867

Historical Illustration

The Library of Congress features an 1867 historical illustration, featured in Harper's Weekly, that depicts President Andrew Johnson (D-TN)--who became the 17th President of the United States after President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April of 1865--greeting Native American delegates at a party at the White House. On one side of the image, a group of white individuals are crowded around the president and, on the other side, a group of Native Americans are crowded around their chief.

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