Fate of the radical party
Subject
Freedmen's Bureau Act & The Freedmen's Bureau
Title
Fate of the radical party
Date
1865
Type
Historical Illustration
Description
Note: Racial epithets used. Multiple captions.
The Digital Public Library of America features an 1865 historical illustration that depicts a train labelled with the caption, "A Radical Cure!! Lowell Bitters. One spoonful is sufficient," is seen heading towards a hole ("Dutch Gap") dug by President Andrew Johnson. The train is occupied by five members of the Radical Republican party and, on the front of the train, an African American individual's head is depicted.
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The Digital Public Library of America features an 1865 historical illustration that depicts a train labelled with the caption, "A Radical Cure!! Lowell Bitters. One spoonful is sufficient," is seen heading towards a hole ("Dutch Gap") dug by President Andrew Johnson. The train is occupied by five members of the Radical Republican party and, on the front of the train, an African American individual's head is depicted.
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Publisher
Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) (Contributor: Boston Public Library)
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“Fate of the radical party,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 4, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/813.