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A
racist
political campaign poster from the 1866
Pennsylvania gubernatorial
election. The poster specifically characterizes
Democratic
candidate
Hiester Clymer
's
white supremacist
platform
as "for the
White Man
," represented here by the idealized head of a young man. In contrast, a stereotyped black head represents Clymer's opponent
John W. Geary
's platform, "for the
Negro
."
Poster credit: Unknown
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