19th Century

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Rep Joe WIlson fan club with a poster that reads, "You lie!"
Brooks to Thurmond to Wilson
Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park, Washington DC.
Bicentennial for Two Great Emancipators
Portrait of President James K. Polk from 1846.
The Lessons of Mr. Polk’s War
Election Day in Philadelphia 1815 by John Lewis Krimmel, picturing the site of Independence Hall and demonstrating the importance of elections as public occasions.
How We Learned to Love the Constitution
Pancho Villa and followers.
Mexico’s Great Transition
Side view of an Andrew Jackson bust at the MET.
The Long Tradition of White House Sex Scandals
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams: An Example for Our Times
Hand-coloured woodcut of a Methodist camp meeting in Eastham, Massachusetts, c. 1850.
Promise Keepers Stake Male Claim to Moral and Political Power
Barry Faulkner's mural, "The Constitution," depicts the framers of the U.S. Constitution.
Term Limits: Thank Goodness We Didn’t Have Them in 1787