Patience on a Monument political cartoon, 1868

A frowning African American man, likely a veteran of the Union Army, sits atop a stele (an inscribed monument), with a rifle at his feet, a bag labeled "US," at his side, a scroll with the words "Emancipated by A. Lincoln" resting on his knee, and broken chains hanging around him...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902 (Creator)
Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania medium graphics collection (#V64)
Date:1868-10-08
Alternate Date:October 8, 1868
Dimensions:30.5 x 44.5 cm
Call Number:Bb 61 N189
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Cincinnati Gazette
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Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/11820
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