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THB1888 Presidential Election Broadside Celebrating the Anniversary of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation in an Appeal to African American Voters in Mis
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27 x 41.5 in. on salmon paper. An appeal to African American voters on the eve of the 1888 elections. "A Grand Celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation of Abraham Lincoln issued Sept 22, 1862 will take place at Kansas City [MO] Friday Sept 21 [1888]..."
Lincoln had issued a preliminary proclamation on Sept. 22, stating that he would emancipate slaves in any seceding state that did not rejoin the Union by Jan. 1, 1863. None did, and the final Emancipation Proclamation was signed on New Year's Day freeing all slaves in rebelling states.At that point in the war, the Union could not enforce the order, but slaves were informed about it as Federal forces trekked through the southern regions.
A smaller type note under this is somewhat interesting: All Secret Societies and Political Organizations are respectfully invited to be present, as this will be the Grandest Political occasion held in the state of Missouri, by Colored People. Twenty-six years ago four millions of America’s Sons and Daughters of Africa were Liberated from the Thraldom of American Slavery by the Emancipation Proclamation.
Later it lists the order of speakers (this was a political rally), and Joseph Pelham was scheduled give the “Emancipation oration,” and H.E. Hyde on the “Past, Present, and Future Political Status of the Negro of America….”
Also on the agenda were various contests, giving the whole affair the feel of a county fair. There were prizes for the mother of the “finest baby,” (a $25 baby buggy), for the best band ($25), also portraits (oil and crayon), dolls, quilts, even the “Handsomest Pin Cushion” ($2). But the biggest prize, a $50 watch, was given to the “best uniformed Harrison & Morton Club present.”
A wonderful example of a Presidential Campaign broadside designed to appeal directly to African American voters in what was once a border state, and a staging area and participant in the “Bleeding Kansas” activities of the middle 1850s.
Fairly brittle, with some toning along the edges. Some edge chipping has occurred, but has not impacted the type. Needs to be framed in archival materials.Condition
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