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The two platforms. [graphic]
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https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A65176
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Title
The two platforms. [graphic]
Publisher
[United States]
Publisher
UNITED STATES. 1866
Date
[1866]
Physical Description
1 print : woodcut, with text in letterpress ; sheet 48 x 60 cm (19 x 24 in.)
Description
Racist poster attacking radical Republican support of African American suffrage by comparing the platforms of Democratic candidate and white supremacist Heister Clymer and radical Republican candidate John White Geary during the 1866 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election. Depicts the side-by-side bust portraits of a white man titled "Clymer's Platform is for the White Man" and an African American man, portrayed in racist caricature with grotesque features, titled "Geary's Platform is for the Negro." Contains three lines of text above the image which reference the other "Radical" Republican candidates who support "Negro Suffrage" and two lines below which declares "Read the Platforms. Congress says, the Negro must be allowed to vote, or the states be punished."
Is referenced by
Reilly, 1866-8
Notes
Title from item.
Date of publication supplied by Reilly.
RVCDC
Purchase 1998.
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Subject
Clymer, Hiester, 1827-1884.
Geary, John White, 1819-1873.
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Governors -- Pennsylvania -- Election.
Race relations -- United States.
Racism in popular culture.
Genre
Broadsides -- 1860-1870.
Political cartoons -- 1860-1870.
Woodcuts -- 1860-1870.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *Political Cartoons - 1866-8 [9387.F]
Accession number
9387.F
In Collections
Political Cartoons Collection
African American History Political Cartoons
Race and Visual Culture Digital Collection, 1866-1900
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