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The reconstruction policy of Congress, as illustrated in California – Antique Print

The reconstruction policy of Congress, as illustrated in California, 1867 — antique lithograph
The reconstruction policy of Congress, as illustrated in California, 1867. Antique lithograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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The reconstruction policy of Congress, as illustrated in California comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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The reconstruction policy of Congress, as illustrated in California

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This lithograph from 1867 turns the national debate over Reconstruction toward California, a state that had never seceded, to ask who should vote there. Its subjects include African American voting and the work of George Congdon Gorham, a California Republican active in state politics of the period. The Reconstruction Acts passed by Congress in March 1867 required Black male suffrage in the former Confederate states, and prints like this one show how that federal policy was argued over far from the South. The image is worth reading as political commentary, since its arguments about race and the ballot were being made in print during the same months.

Created / published1867
Medium1 print : lithograph on wove paper ; 36.8 x 27.2 cm. (image)
NotesTitle appears as it is written on the item. Image of America
SubjectsGorham, George Congdon,--1832-1909. African Americans--1860-1870. Voting--1860-1870. California--1860-1870.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,170 × 1,451 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-219384

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