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Civil War, "Bloody Shirt," and Black Americans |
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“Only Waiting for the Signal” |
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Cartoonist: Thure de Thulstrup |
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Source: Harper's Weekly |
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Date:
October 30, 1880, p. 693
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Click to see a large version of this cartoon |
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Complete HarpWeek Explanation:
The "bloody shirt" waved in this cartoon takes the form of a huge
battle-standard being raised by a long-haired, former Confederate soldier,
representing Southern Democrats. On it, the Democratic ticket of Winfield
Hancock and William English corresponds to the Confederate "Lost Cause
Revised." Around the latter slogan coils a Copperhead snake, symbolizing
Peace Democrats and Confederate sympathizers in the North during the Civil War.
The Democratic campaign of 1880 is the equivalent of a Confederate military
campaign (note the Confederate flag carried by the troops on the right) against
the nation's capital (the Capitol building stands in the upper-left background).
In order to win this political war, the Southern Democrat stamps out the
"Negro Vote." |
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