Buchanan-Breckinridge Campaign Flag, 1856
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Democrats chose James Buchanan to head their presidential ticket in 1856. The long-serving politician seemed perfect to calm the sectional strife that gripped the nation. Buchanan hailed from non-slaveholding Pennsylvania but supported the rights of states and territories to decide whether slavery should exist within their own borders. He was elected, but divisions worsened. By the end of his presidency the country was splitting in two.
Democrats chose James Buchanan to head their presidential ticket in 1856. The long-serving politician seemed perfect to calm the sectional strife that gripped the nation. Buchanan hailed from non-slaveholding Pennsylvania but supported the rights of states and territories to decide whether slavery should exist within their own borders. He was elected, but divisions worsened. By the end of his presidency the country was splitting in two.
Artifact
Flag
Date Made
1856
Subject Date
1856
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.3.16652
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cotton (Textile)
Color
Blue
Red
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 25.5 in
Width: 44 in
Inscriptions
JAMES BUCHANAN JOHN C. BRECKENRIDGE
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