Andrew Johnson's reconstruction and how it works Th. Nast
Summary
Cartoon showing Andrew Johnson as the deceitful Iago who betrayed Othello, portrayed here as an African American Civil War veteran. Includes scenes of slave auction, whites attacking African Americans in Memphis and New Orleans, and "Copperhead" and "C.S.A." snakes wrapped around African American man while Andrew Johnson and others watch.
Ben and Beatrice Goldstein Foundation Collection (Library of Congress).
Published in Harper's weekly, v. 10, no. 505, 1866 September 1, pp. 552-553.
Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf, 1997.
Exhibited: "Shakespeare" in the American Treasures Gallery, Library of Congress, 2007.
Exhibited: "Capitol Visitor Center" at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., 2015.
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