"Who are the Nigger Worshipers", Harper's Weekly, October 18, 1862

"Who are the Nigger Worshipers", Harper's Weekly, October 18, 1862

Published in Harper’s Weekly on the 18th of October, this cartoon referred to the saying of “the rich man’s war and the poor man’s fight”. The cartoon criticized the wealthy slave owners who put more value in their slaves than their brethren, or in this instance, their own sons. Through the dialogue of the cartoon, the father sent his son to war instead of his slave or himself. The father did not send the slave since he cost $200 dollars and he might get shot while the son had to go to protect the family’s interests. The cartoon artists also expressed that the father would rather send son than send himself to fight his own battles.

"Who are the Nigger Worshipers", Harper's Weekly, October 18, 1862.

1862-18-10

Ballentine, Jay

Still Image

New York