I thought the Civil War centennial was next year / Gib Crockett. – Historic Print
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I thought the Civil War centennial was next year / Gib Crockett.
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A 1960 editorial cartoon by Gib Crockett, published in the *Washington Star*, uses the Civil War centennial as its punchline and takes aim at the sectional tensions running through that year's politics. The joke depends on the calendar: the commemoration of the 1861 to 1865 war was set to run from 1961 through 1965, so the title's remark about "next year" is a mistake. The cartoon names Chester Bowles, a former Connecticut governor and prominent Democrat, which ties the satire to the party's platform debates over regional loyalties and civil rights that spring.
| Created / published | 1960 Apr. 27. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing. |
| Genre | Cartoons (Commentary) American 1960.Drawings American 1960. |
| Notes | (DLC/PP-1973:303.95) Published in: Washington star. jr / 860224. BAR updated record 1989-1994. |
| Subjects | Bowles, Chester,--1901- Political platforms--United States--1960. Sectionalism (United States)--1960. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,686 × 1,587 px · prints to 6 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-169181 |
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