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The Negro Question
 
The Negro Question

After a bloody war to end slavery and a bitter fight to enact civil rights, Northerners grow weary of stories of Southern violence and corruption, and debate whether they have done enough for African Americans.

 
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Thomas Nast and Northern Racism

Thomas Nast and Northern Racism
Northern attitudes toward freed slaves are not without contradictions. (8:33)
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Education is Vital to Freedom
A Northern publication calls for education as the solution to corruption and bad government.
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Gallery: Thomas Nast's Political Cartoons

Gallery: Thomas Nast's Political Cartoons
A celebrity cartoonist explores the triumphs and troubles of Reconstruction.
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