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One of Nast's most passionate causes, freeing the slaves, was the subject of many of his wartime illustrations - most notably "Emancipation," a two-page woodcut engraving that appeared in Harper's January 24, 1863, issue in the wake of Lincoln's January 1 Emancipation Proclamation (above).
Something I find interesting is that Lincoln did not himself originally want to draft and ratify the Emancipation Proclamation, his party had to pressure him because America at the time was Progressive. I wonder if Nast knew of this, because Lincoln was often mentioned or illustrated in his cartoons.
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New York that in 1897 Republican 'Boss' Thomas Platt tried to introduce an Anti-Cartoon Bill into the New York State legislature.
What Thomas Platt was trying to petition is to cancel one of the First Amendments cause, which is Freedom of the Press. This is probably a reason why it failed.
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Nonetheless, Nast continued reputedly turning down an offer of $500,000 to go to Europe to 'study art' - and the circulation of the magazine tripled.
In today's worth, that is about 12.5 million dollars. I believe Nast didn't take it because one, that money is dirty, and two, STRONGLY disliked Irish Catholics.
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Tweed and his Irish Catholic associates
Thomas Nast outspokenly does not like Irish immigrants or Catholics. I find it humorous that one of Nast's highlights in his career was successfully canceling Boss Tweeds career, who happened to help Irish Catholics to be naturalized.
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- Sep 2022
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Poe’s dark and macabre work reflected his own tumultuous and difficult life
On this day of January 29th, I was born 160 years later after "The Raven," one of my favorite poems of Edgar Allan Poe. My birthday was not often celebrated due to religious reasons, and it resulted in feeling distraught and unimportant. Edgar Allan Poe was my comfort poet to seek if I ever felt negative about my life.
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