An article from The Idaho World entitled, "Will A Lady Ever Be President?" pondered the possibility of a female presidency in 1871, a year before the upcoming election of 1872. The tone in which the author wrote is misogynistic, but also fairly common thought. The author begins by saying, "Will a lady ever be President? We hope so, if she is pretty." Beauty is a central theme in this article, and it...
In a news brief on March 25, 1871, Harper’s Weekly declared, “It is agreed upon all sides that the condition of the late rebel States is deplorable.” This magazine did not mention, however, that the reason the conditions of the rebel States was deplorable was because of the presence of the Ku Klux Klan. In response to the violent acts that the Ku Klux Klan had committed, a special committee of...
In the aftermath of the Civil War, former slaves rejoiced in celebration of their newly established freedom. This emancipation provided African Americans with a sense of hope, economic opportunity, social mobility, and more of a voice in a society in which was very hard on blacks. Music played a huge role in the establishment of African American culture during the reconstruction period. The Banjo,...