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The Impeachment of
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See the HarpWeek
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HarpWeek Commentary:
This cartoon by Thomas Nast compared the peaceful political convention in New Orleans with
the orchestrated massacre of its participants by Mayor John Monroe and his police. The
Convention had been sanctioned by the governor, but was considered illegal by Monroe and
the lieutenant governor. Its objective was to enfranchise blacks, so they could help
Radical Republicans gain control of the state. General Philip Sheridan, who was the
military chief of Louisiana, was out of town on July 30, the day of the riot. |
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