Historian Josh Brown of the American Social History Project examines a cartoon from Puck, the famous satirical weekly of the Gilded Age, which describes the U.S. Senate as a club for millionaires.
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Corporate power is often depicted in the image of a monster in late 19th-century cartoons. Josh Brown of the American Social History Project explains one cartoon about Standard Oil.
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Historian Josh Brown analyzes a political cartoon from the magazine Harper's Weekly that focuses on former Confederate President Jefferson Davis, and Hiram Revels, the first black senator in history.
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Josh Brown of the American Social History Project examines a cartoon by Thomas Nast that lampoons the Democratic Party right after the Civil War.
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Historian Josh Brown of the American Social History Project analyzes a typical cartoon from the late 19th century that shows a country bumpkin overwhelmed by the cosmopolitan and confusing city.
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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the corruption that was commonplace in the late 19th century—scandal became the topic of many political cartoons of the day.
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The November 6, 1869 issue of Harper's Weekly included this double-page cartoon that mocks the platform of the New York Democratic Party, including its opposition to the 15th Amendment. Josh Brown of the American Social History Project examines the details.
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A cartoon from Harper's Weekly that criticizes African American politicians is rare. Josh Brown of the American Social History Project explains.
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This iCue Mini-Documentary looks at a political cartoon portraying Republican Senator Carl Shurz and explains why many considered him a "carpetbagger" during the Reconstruction era.
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A humorous cartoon about free soil candidate Democrat Martin Van Buren's opposition to Democratic party nominee Lewis Cass is explained by Josh Brown of the American Social History Project.
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