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  2. Thomas Nast - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Nast's birth certificate issued under the auspices of the King of Bavaria on September 26, 1840 [1]. Thomas Nast (/ n æ s t /; German:; September 26, 1840 [2] – December 7, 1902) was a German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist often considered to be the "Father of the American Cartoon".

  3. Harper's Weekly - Wikipedia

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    Harper's Weekly was the most widely read journal in the United States during the American Civil War era of the mid-19th century. [4] [5] Harper's took a moderate editorial position on the issue of slavery prior to the Civil War's outbreak in 1861, earning it the label "Harper's Weakly" by critics.

  4. Freedmen's Bureau bills - Wikipedia

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    Andrew Johnson vetoed a bill extending funding for the Freedmen's Bureau (editorial cartoon by Thomas Nast, Harper's Weekly, April 14, 1866) [1]. The Freedmen's Bureau bills provided legislative authorization for the Freedmen's Bureau (formally known as the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands), which was set up by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1865 as part of the United States ...

  5. Spoils system - Wikipedia

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    In politics and government, a spoils system (also known as a patronage system) is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends (), and relatives as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party—as opposed to a merit system, where offices are awarded or promoted on the basis of some ...

  6. Southern Justice (political cartoon) - Wikipedia

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    Southern Justice is unusually text-heavy for a Nast cartoon; half of the text is a list of references to incidents visually described, half is an excerpt from Andrew Johnson's veto of the military government bill.

  7. Contraband (American Civil War) - Wikipedia

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    "Contraband of War" by Thomas Nast, New York Illustrated News, June 15, 1861, p. 96. One of the first uses of the term by the press is Thomas Nast's illustration "Contraband of War" published in the New York Illustrated News, June 15, 1861. General Butler is depicted with "contraband" clutching his leg while holding the "Southern villain" at bay.

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  9. American nationalism - Wikipedia

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    An 1869 Thomas Nast cartoon espousing American exceptionalism shows Americans of different ancestries and ethnic backgrounds sit together at a dinner table with Columbia to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal as equal members of the American citizenry while Uncle Sam prepares and sets the table, thus espousing an inclusive form of American nationalism ...