Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization. New York, Saturday, April 13, 1867. Vol. XI. No. 537.

  • New York:: Harper & Brothers,, 1867.
By [Harper’s Weekly].

Folio, newspaper, illustrated, 225-240 pp. Chips and small tears in margins, a little staining or soiling, normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. This is a well-illustrated issue with a number of wood engravings, including a double page and three full-page illustrations. One of the full-page illustrations concerns the Fenian Uprising in Ireland. Another series of illustrations on features African hair fashions. More importantly, this issue includes a significant Thomas Nast cartoon about Reconstruction and voting rights. This cartoon shows a black man with a vote permit, and a white man representing the Confederate States of America, without a vote.

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