The Modern Moses to his People
- Title:
- The Modern Moses to his People
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Cartoonist:
- Morgan, Matthew (April 27, 1839 - June 2, 1890)
- Political Figure:
- Sumner, Charles, American (1811-1874), Senator
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885), American (1822-1885), Presidential Candidate
Greeley, Horace, American (1811-1872), Presidential Candidate
Schurz, Carl, American (1829-1906), Senator
- Date:
- 1872
- Election Date:
- 1872
- ID Number:
- 2214.PR0166
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214PR0166.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Culture:
- English
American - Work Type:
- Prints
Sheets (Information artifacts) - Materials/Techniques:
- Wood engraving (process)
Newsprint - Subject:
- Illustrations
Sheets (Information artifacts)
Political cartoons
Portraits
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885)
Greeley, Horace
Schurz, Carl
Sumner, Charles
African Americans
Moses
Israelites
Quotations (texts)
Politics
Portraits
Equality before the law
Slavery
Red Sea - Measurement:
- 40.64 x 54.61 (Sheet) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Center spread from the August 24, 1872 Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Cartoon shows Senator Charles Sumner (as Moses) leading African Americans (as Israelites) across the Red Sea as President Ulysses S. Grant (as the Pharaoh) is trapped in the water. Contains quotation from Sumner contrasting Grant's position on slavery with Democratic Presidential Candidate Horace Greeley's.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.