"The Veto," Andrew Johnson, April 1866, Thomas Nast cartoon

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"The Veto," Andrew Johnson, April 1866, Thomas Nast cartoon

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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, December 1, 2015

Depicted ContentThirty-Ninth Congress of the United States

Depicted ContentReconstruction

Depicted ContentGeorge William Curtis, "The Civil Rights Bill," Harper's Weekly Magazine, April 14, 1866, pp. 226-227.

Depicted ContentAndrew Johnson, Civil Rights Bill Veto Message, March 27, 1866

Depicted ContentIn Washington, the Senate fails to over-ride President Johnson's veto of the Freedmen's Bureau Bill

Depicted ContentIn Washington, President Johnson vetoes the Freedmen's Bureau Bill

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"The Veto." Grand Masquerade Ball given by Mr. Maretzek at the Academy of Music, April 6, 1866 - By Thomas Nast.

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Harper's Weekly Magazine, April 14, 1866, p. 232-233.

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