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The Stanley of 1861

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Title
The Stanley of 1861
Description
Image from the New Hampshire Republican, v. 1 n. 4 (1890), [p. 7-8]. "THE STANLEY OF 1861 THROWING THE SUNLIGHT OF FREEDOM ON A DARK CONTINENT".
Interpretation
Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) was, among other things, the first European explorer to trace the route of the Congo River from Central Africa to the Atlantic Ocean. Known also as the man who "found" the explorer David Livingstone in 1871, he continued exploring equatorial Africa after Livingstone's death in 1873. His explorations led the way for European colonization of Africa in the late nineteenth century. Here, the cartoon references Stanley's exploration of the "Dark continent," as Africa was referred to at the time, and uses the name to refer to the slave-holding Southern states at the time of the Civil War. The Republican Party, led by President Abraham Lincoln, is thus paralleled with Stanley as bringing metaphorical light to the dark south by freeing the slaves.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War  
  • Communities and Geography  
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social Systems  
  • 15 Economics  
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society  
  • 16 History  
Source
Franklin J. Meine Collection, 1890-1985  
Subject / Keywords
  • Livingstone, David, 1813-1873  
  • Stanley, Henry M., 1841-1904  
  • New Hampshire Republican  
  • Political cartoons  
Temporal Coverage
1890
Collection Publisher
UIUC Rare Book & Special Collections Library
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
Meine 329.605 NE
Date Created
5-13-02
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleThe Stanley of 1861
DescriptionImage from the New Hampshire Republican, v. 1 n. 4 (1890), [p. 7-8]. "THE STANLEY OF 1861 THROWING THE SUNLIGHT OF FREEDOM ON A DARK CONTINENT".
InterpretationHenry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) was, among other things, the first European explorer to trace the route of the Congo River from Central Africa to the Atlantic Ocean. Known also as the man who "found" the explorer David Livingstone in 1871, he continued exploring equatorial Africa after Livingstone's death in 1873. His explorations led the way for European colonization of Africa in the late nineteenth century. Here, the cartoon references Stanley's exploration of the "Dark continent," as Africa was referred to at the time, and uses the name to refer to the slave-holding Southern states at the time of the Civil War. The Republican Party, led by President Abraham Lincoln, is thus paralleled with Stanley as bringing metaphorical light to the dark south by freeing the slaves.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War  
  • Communities and Geography  
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social Systems  
  • 15 Economics  
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society  
  • 16 History  
SourceFranklin J. Meine Collection, 1890-1985  
Subject / Keywords
  • Livingstone, David, 1813-1873  
  • Stanley, Henry M., 1841-1904  
  • New Hampshire Republican  
  • Political cartoons  
Temporal Coverage1890
Collection PublisherUIUC Rare Book & Special Collections Library
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource IdentifierMeine 329.605 NE
Date Created5-13-02
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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