1. MORAL CRISIS OF THE 1850s: USING VISUAL SOURCES GILDER LEHRMAN SUMMER INSTITUTE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY July 12-18, 2009 Dr. D. Schwartz

3. INTERPRETING POLITICAL CARTOONS Symbolism Exaggeration Labeling Analogy Irony Juxtaposition

4. How Political Cartoons Send a Message They tap into prior knowledge They use symbols They use exaggeration They use caricatures They use captions They use size of objects for emphasis They use humor

5. ANALYZING POLITICAL CARTOONS What issue is the cartoon addressing? What is the cartoonist’s opinion on the issue? What other opinion can you imagine another person having on this issue? Do you find the cartoon persuasive? Why? Why not? What other techniques could the cartoonist have used to make this cartoon more persuasive?

15. The Hurly Burly Pot,” a cartoon about the issues threatening to divide the Union in the 1850s

20. INTERPRETING PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE What do you see? What action is taking place? What choices has the photographer made in taking the picture? –How does lighting convey a point of view? –How does the perspective from the camera convey a point of view? How do you think different types of people responded to this image when it first appeared? How do you respond?

22. SLAVE QUARTERS

23. FREESOILERS IN KANSAS, 1856

24. ANTIETAM, 1862

25. CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, 1865

26. USEFUL WEB SITES www.gilder-lehrman.org (documents, visual images, and learning tools)www.gilder-lehrman.org http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/d?app:260:./temp/~pp_vYk8: (political cartoons from the Library of Congress)http://memory.loc.gov/cgi- bin/query/d?app:260:./temp/~pp_vYk8 www.harpweek.com (cartoons and prints from Harper’s Weekly)www.harpweek.com www.abrahamlincoln’sclassroom.com