Downfall of the Idol of ‘76′

Downfall of the Idol of ‘76′

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Title: Downfall of the Idol of ‘76′

Year: 1863

Creator: Matt Morgan, Fun, London

Description: A Paper effigy of American liberties in Revolutionary War garb is being burned by actions supposedly taken by the Lincoln administration – Emancipation, the Draft, and Suspension of Habeas Corpus. President Lincoln crouches in front, saying: “I’mll warm yer! Your old Constitution won’t do for U.S.!”