Artifacts
Title
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Creator Role
cartoonist
Description
Wood-engraved cartoon from the Victorian-era publication Punch. The cartoon depicts a caricature of Abraham Lincoln holding a seated African-American man at gunpoint. To the right, Jefferson Davis stands in front of another African-American man. Davis holds a whip in his hand. Both African-American men hold a cup in their hands labeled 'Conscription.' This cartoon suggests that both Lincoln and Davis forced African-American men into armed service; however, this piece of satire has a weak effect due to the fact that African-American men served as volunteers in the Union Army.
Description Source
History Gallery. http://www.historygallery.com/prints/PunchLincoln/1864draft/1864draft.htm (accessed July 24, 2019).
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
19 November 1864
Measurement
8 X 10 1/2 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
paper (fiber product)
Inscription
recto, lower right corner of cartoon: [JT]
Subjects
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Work Type
political cartoon
Class
cartoons
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
537
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.