Feb 28, 2002 - Sale 1926

Sale 1926 - Lot 68

Price Realized: $ 402
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT.) 'Conquering Prejudice' or "Fulfilling a Constitutional duty with alacrity." Hand-colored lithograph, 14x11 inches; scattered soiling, considerable expert restoration; paper-backed. Philadelphia: Duvla, late 1850s

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Depicts President Buchanan and another man chasing after a fleeing black woman. One man carries a gun and handcuffs and is assisted by two dogs. In the background is a courthouse with an American flag on its top, and a church in the distance. <