Grant-Colfax "Tanners of Augusta" Campaign Cape, 1868
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Republicans nominated Ulysses S. Grant for president in 1868. Grant backed policies that kept former Confederate leaders from returning to power and provided Black Americans with political and civil rights--measures supported by the Radical wing of the Republican Party. He won easily. Four years later, the Republicans' Liberal wing challenged Grant. Though the party split and Democrats supported the Liberal candidate, Grant still won.
Republicans nominated Ulysses S. Grant for president in 1868. Grant backed policies that kept former Confederate leaders from returning to power and provided Black Americans with political and civil rights--measures supported by the Radical wing of the Republican Party. He won easily. Four years later, the Republicans' Liberal wing challenged Grant. Though the party split and Democrats supported the Liberal candidate, Grant still won.
Artifact
Cape (Outerwear)
Date Made
1868
Subject Date
1868
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
69.145.303
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Oilcloth
Dimensions
Width: 51 in
Inscriptions
Stenciled: fronts: LIBERTY GRANT, / AND / COLFAX on back: TANNERS, / OF / AUGUSTA
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