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Detail of a Republican political cartoon "forcing slavery down the throat of a Freesoiler

Detail of a Republican political cartoon "forcing slavery down the throat of a Freesoiler

Originally published during the United States Presidential Campaign of 1856, the cartoon attacks Democrats for favoring a popular vote to decide the status of slavery in Kansas. The cartoon implies that stuffed ballot boxes would force the Free States to swallow slavery. The cartoon depicts a representation of Abraham Lincoln.

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U.S. National Park Service

Project=To Do Battle in the Land; Reflective Art

Government owns art and all reproduction rights.

Public domain

Political Affairs, (HFC ArtTheme)
, Hand-colored photocopy, (HFC ArtMedium)

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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Code: HAFE

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Latitude: 39.312858581543, Longitude: -77.7419586181641

Image Management System : IMS 02931

HFC Commissioned Art Collection

20190904

01/01/1985 - 12/30/1985

Image_Size=W: 14" x H: 11"; Metric_Size=W: 35.53CM X H: 27.92CM; Motion Picture # 265: "To Do Battle in the Land", Plate 51; AVA Project #3

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Schlecht, Richard/Richard Schlecht Illustrations

Organization: Harpers Ferry Center
Address: Harpers Ferry Center, 67 Mather Place, Harpers Ferry, WV, 25425, 304-535-5050

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