Labor’s emancipation, North and South
Subject(s): Civil service, Labor, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Slavery, United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.), United States. Government Printing Office
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On the left side of the cartoon, President Abraham Lincoln takes off the shackles of an African American man and holds the “Declaration of Independence.” On the right side, President Roosevelt gestures to the “U.S. Govt Printing” office to a man who is kneeling at his feet. Roosevelt holds a portion of one of his letters that reads, “In the employment and dismissal of men in the government service I can no more recognize the fact that a man does or does not belong to a union as being for or against him than I can recognize the fact he is a Protestant or Catholic, a Jew or a Gentile, as being for or against him.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-11
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Labor’s emancipation, North and South. [November 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302274. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905. Labor’s emancipation, North and South. [Nov 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302274.
APA:
Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905., [1903, November]. Labor’s emancipation, North and South.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302274.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
