"... let that poor black bird loose," cartoon, April 5, 1862

"... let that poor black bird loose," cartoon, April 5, 1862

Scanned by

Don Sailer, Dickinson College

Scan date

06/20/2011

Notes

Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, July 24, 2011.

Depicted ContentSlavery

Depicted ContentPresident Lincoln suggests to Congress ways gradually to end slavery in the United States

Image type

cartoon

Original caption

Uncle Sam: "There, Bob - there's a quarter for you, now let that poor black bird loose."

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, April 5, 1862, p. 336.

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