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Content note: 1872 anti-Greeley print with a caricature of two Black men, 'Sam' and 'Ceasar', as spokesmen. This object is shown as it was published. Why

A "dodge" that wont work

A "dodge" that wont work

Anti-Greeley lithograph published by Currier & Ives after a drawing by J. Cameron. Greeley, with Jefferson Davis holding a whip and handcuffs behind him, asks two Black men, 'Sam' and 'Ceasar', for their votes. One replies that behind him they 'see Jeff Davis and behind him is the old lash and bondage'; the other says 'true hearted colored men' will vote for 'Mr. Lincoln's friend General Grant'. The caricature draws on Greeley's 1867 role in raising bail for Davis.

Date
1872
Period
Pre-1914
Made by
Currier & Ives (publisher); John Cameron (artist)
Region
North America
Country
United States
Medium
Print
Issuer type
Corporation
Regime
Grant Administration
Leader
Ulysses S. Grant
Audience
Domestic public
Purpose
Persuade or win support
Theme
Elections and party politics
Event
1872 US Election
Techniques
TransferTestimonial
Source
Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source
Library of Congress, retrieved October 2, 2026
Rights
Public domain (published 1872; LOC rights advisory: no known restrictions)
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

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