Class Year
2016
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
3-3-2014
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
Currier and Ives’ political cartoons, while comical, also represent the general undertones of the time as well as people’s feelings regarding this era of political controversy. The election of 1860 was an incredibly important one because, not only were there numerous political and social divides, but the South had threatened to secede. The political cartoon “The Irrepressible Conflict” or “The Republican Barge in Danger,” released in 1860, gives historians a good understanding of the reactions to not only Seward’s speech but also the wariness of Lincoln’s nomination and eventual election. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Sutter, Megan A., "Mocking a Perilous Prediction: Currier and Ives’ Political Cartoons" (2014). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 34.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/34
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